A Canyon Lake resident who formerly worked as CEO and executive director of two San Bernardino County nonprofit organizations was arrested Tuesday, May 7, on an indictment alleging she embezzled federal grant money intended for those nonprofits, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Central District of California.Donise Warren, 51, also known as Donise Warren-Jackson, pled not guilty during an appearance in U.S. District Court in Riverside to 15 counts of embezzlement from organizations receiving federal funds and 15 counts of embezzlement of government property.Warren allegedly used more than $225,000 intended for the nonprofits for a slew of unauthorized expenditures including a wedding, travel expenses and cryptocurrency.A federal magistrate judg
