Executive Director Of Bronx Not-For-Profit Found Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court Of Fraud And Obstruction Of Justice
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID GRIFFITHS, the Executive Director of the Neighborhood Enhancement for Training Services, Inc. (“NETS”), a now non-operating not-for-profit corporation in the Bronx, New York, that provided programs and services for young people and for senior citizens, was found guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court on all three counts contained in an Information charging him with making false statements to the government, obstruction of justice, and mail fraud. GRIFFITHS was convicted after a four-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.