Only In Cali - Strip Poker Playing Ex-Mayor Stole Money From Kids Programs To Fund Filipino FetishLast summer we wrote about the arrest of Stockton, California's mayor, Anthony Silva, after an FBI investigation resulted in charges of
playing strip poker and providing alcohol to minors at a youth camp he ran for impoverished children.
As if that weren't bad enough, Silva is back in the news today after once again being arrested at the San Francisco International Airport on a whole new slate of charges including embezzlement, money laundering and grand theft with aggravated white collar crime enhancements.
Charges were brought by the San Joaquin District Attorney and allege that between 2010 and 2014 Silva stole "hundreds of thousands of dollars" from the Boys and Girls Club of Stockton through a variety of embezzlement schemes. That said, the depth of the embezzlement is still unknown as the DA is reviewing a total of $2.7 million that flowed out of Club accounts over the four year period in question. Per ABC 10:
The DA alleges in the six felony counts, from January 1, 2010 to February 24, 2014, Silva defrauded and ripped off hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Stockton Kids Club.
They allege he pocketed the cash into his own personal bank account, taking control of Kids Club bank accounts and credit cards.
The DA said $2.7 million in a three year period flowed out of the Kids Club accounts in the form of "at best" 50,000 checks.
So what did Silva spend the money on? Well, apparently a good portion of the funds
went to cover several trips to the Philippines as well as the monthly dues associated with an online dating website called "filipinocupid.com" and numerous stays at his local Motel 6.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-07/only-cali-strip-poker-playing-ex-mayor-stole-money-kids-programs-fund-trips-online-d
