CRIMINAL GRAND JURY INDICTS NONPROFIT CEO ON 53 FELONY COUNTS IN FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING THEFT OF MORE THAN $940,000 IN PUBLIC FUNDS

CRIMINAL GRAND JURY INDICTS NONPROFIT CEO ON 53 FELONY COUNTS IN FRAUD SCHEME INVOLVING THEFT OF MORE THAN $940,000 IN PUBLIC FUNDS

News Release 4-15-2024 RIVERSIDE – District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, October 23, that a Riverside County criminal grand jury has returned a 53-count indictment yesterday against the CEO of Queer Works, a Palm Springs-based nonprofit.

Jacob Joseph Aaron Rostovsky, DOB: 11/22/1990, was indicted on a variety of charges including fraudulent claims, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds, insurance fraud, perjury, and money laundering. The indictment includes an aggravated white-collar crime enhancement due to the significant economic loss of the scheme. Rostovsky surrendered at the DA’s Office on October 17, 2024, and posted bail in the amount of $944,000.

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