Queens Nonprofit Manager Pleads Guilty To Fraud: Feds

JAMAICA, QUEENS — A former project manager for a Queens nonprofit pleaded guilty to fraud Friday after being accused of creating fake timesheets and invoices to steal tens of thousands of dollars from the charity, federal prosecutors announced.

Ingris Coronado, 46, worked as an after-school program supervisor for the Southern Queens Parks Association, which provides educational and social services to Southeast Queens residents, when prosecutors said she falsified invoices and timesheets and cashed checks issued in the names of more than 10 people she supervised.

From 2014 to 2018, Coronado stands accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit through the scheme, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Meanwhile, the charity, whose website still lists Coronado as an employee, received millions in funding from the New York City government.

The Southern Queens Parks Association did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment Friday.

“For years, Coronado deceived her employer and abused her position at a not-for-profit organization by stealing funds that were meant to benefit members of the community,” Acting U.S. Attorney Seth D. DuCharme said in a statement. “Today’s guilty plea makes clear that individuals who engage in fraud to satisfy their own greed at the expense of the community they are supposed to be serving will be brought to justice.”

Coronado, a Staten Island resident, faces up to 20 years' prison time and a fine of up to $250,000 in connection with the guilty plea, federal prosecutors said.