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- Pending Government Action:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:State of Florida vs Felicia Senetta Ali
As of June 8, 2023:
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging an owner of a nonprofit organization participating in a state-funded program for stealing millions of dollars. Felicia Senetta Ali, owner and director of Rayfield School of Excellence, is charged with overbilling the State of Florida and defrauding taxpayers in a scheme lying about feeding children in need. The nonprofit provides meals during the summer months to children who qualify for free lunches throughout the school year. Ali inflated the reported number of meals provided, defrauding state funds out of more than $2.8 million.
Rayfield School of Excellence, based in Hollywood, participates in the Summer Food Service Program that ensures children in low-income areas continue to receive meals when school is not in session. Only nonprofit organizations are eligible to participate and are required to submit an application to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Ali spent the last several years running the nonprofit organization and intentionally inflated the reported number of provided meals in order to overbill the state and defraud taxpayers for personal enrichment. Ali knowingly requested the food-service provider at the nonprofit to alter invoices submitted to FDACS, amounting to nearly 500,000 fraudulent meals. According to the investigation, Ali also committed communications fraud by submitting fraudulent claims for payments of service through the government website. The investigation uncovered Ali’s financial records that showed personal expenditures from the nonprofit account, including cash withdrawals, residential mortgage payments and checks to Ali’s husband.
Ali is facing five felonies, including one count of organized scheme to defraud over $50,000, one count of grand theft over $100,000, and three counts of communications fraudLink: https://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrelease/attorney-general-ashley-moodys-office-statewide-prosecution-charges-nonprofit-director
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- BBB File Opened:
- 6/27/2023
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- Rayfield Family Literacy Inc
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- Vanroy Anthony, Director
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