(Monroeville, Pa.) The former president of the NAACP East chapter is facing charges and is suspected of stealing nearly $194,000 from the NAACP for personal expenses.
According to Allegheny County police, investigators received an anonymous letter alleging financial improprieties in the chapter.
54-year-old Kenneth Huston, of Monroeville, is accused of spending donated funds on personal expenses and activities.
After an 11-month investigation, the Allegheny County Investigative grand jury issued a presentment to which police reviewed and charged Huston with taking $193,892.17 of the NAACP’s funds for unauthorized personal expenses. He was charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds and access device fraud.
Huston turned himself into Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey Herbst yesterday for preliminary arraignment. He was released on his own recognizance.