Minneapolis Nonprofit Founders Push Back on Lawsuit Alleging They Misused $2M in Charitable Assets

Minnesota church spent $2 million on luxury lifestyle, prosecutors say

Prosecutors allege that 91 percent of the transactions in one of the church’s bank accounts had no identified nonprofit purpose

Attorney General sues two Minneapolis nonprofits for illegal spending

Two Minneapolis charities are facing a lawsuit alleging that their leaders spent more than $2 million of the nonprofits’ money on luxury travel, clothing and cash payments to themselves and their families.

Minneapolis nonprofit founders push back on lawsuit alleging they misused $2M in charitable assets

The lawsuit says some of those funds were spent at Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, at a hotel in London and to pay the Cooks' homeowners association for parking fines and late fees.

Ellison sues 2 north Minneapolis nonprofits, alleging leaders misused $2M to fund lavish lifestyles

One of the leaders lashed back at the allegations as false and politically motivated.

Ellison sues 2 north Minneapolis nonprofits, alleging owners misused $2M to fund lavish lifestyles

The State Attorney General’s Office is suing a nonprofit dance studio, its affiliated faith center and the Twin Cities couple who owns them, alleging they misused more than $2 million in assets to fund lavish lifestyles that included luxury travel…

'Exploited as personal piggy banks': Minneapolis nonprofits sued over misuse of charitable funds

Sharon and Larry Cook, the founders of two Minneapolis nonprofits, are accused of using their organizations as their "personal piggy banks," misusing $2 million in assets for their own enrichment while failing to declare a legitimate purpose for their spending.