embezzlement

Suliana Caldwell, a former manager at the Fresno Arts Council who was in charge of the nonprofit’s books, siphoned $1.82 million from the organization over the span of at least three years and nine months through more than 300 unauthorized transfers.

City officials shared details of how they plan to make Measure P arts grant awardees whole, including by temporarily reallocating general fund dollars from the city’s parks department.

A missed financial reporting deadline last fall triggered questions from city leaders.

The Fresno Police Department and the FBI are investigating the reported embezzlement, according to high-ranking city sources.