SF Human Rights ex-boss charged with felonies in $120M fund scandal
Key Questions
What charges does former SF Human Rights Commission director Sheryl Davis face?
Sheryl Davis was charged with 13 felonies related to a $120 million scandal involving the Dream Keeper Initiative. Prosecutors allege she diverted funds meant to help Black Americans to celebrities, nonprofits, and personal promotion.
What is the Dream Keeper Initiative scandal about?
The scandal centers on self-dealing where Davis and her partner allegedly funneled Dream Keeper funds for improper uses amid City Hall integrity issues. DA Jenkins highlighted the corruption in diverting public money.
How did Sheryl Davis' co-defendant appear in court?
Davis' partner, Spingola, appeared in court disguised in a balaclava. Davis herself pleaded not guilty during the hearing for the former powerful city official.
Sheryl Davis pleads not guilty to 17 felonies for diverting Dream Keeper funds to celebrities/nonprofits/Spingola; DA Jenkins calls out self-dealing. May 6 prelim; City Hall integrity fallout. Follow courts, recovery, politics.