Dubois County Youth Mentorship Program (nonprofit)
Outcome
Ellen L. Corn, 50, former Executive Director of a Dubois County nonprofit facilitating a youth mentoring program and college scholarships, was sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison for embezzling $161,344.85 over five years through wire fraud.
Details
Dubois County Youth Mentorship Program — Executive Director Embezzlement (2017–2022)
Outcome: Ellen L. Corn, 50, of Petersburg, Indiana, former Executive Director of a Dubois County nonprofit that facilitates a youth mentoring program and provides college scholarships for local high school students, was sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzling $161,344.85 from the organization over five years.
From March 2017 to August 2022, Corn served as Executive Director of the Dubois County youth mentorship nonprofit. During that five-year period, she committed wire fraud by embezzling a total of $161,344.85 from the organization — funds that were intended to support youth mentoring services and college scholarship awards for local high school students.
Corn pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, followed by three years of supervised release. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana.
Primary Source: Former Dubois County Nonprofit Director Sentenced for Embezzling Over $161,000 from Youth Mentorship Program
How Crucible Prevents This
Corn's five-year embezzlement from a youth mentoring and scholarship organization depleted funds designated for at-risk youth and college access. Crucible's financial authorization control requiring dual approval on all disbursements by organizations with fewer than five staff would have required an independent co-signer for every payment Corn made. A quarterly board financial review hook presenting bank statements and a reconciliation to the board would have surfaced the cumulative $161,000 discrepancy before year three.
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