Former Official of Nonprofit Group Jailed for Diverting Donations

A Northern Virginia man was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in federal prison for stealing more than $100,000 from a nonprofit group for which he served as executive director, reports The Washington Post.

Raafat A. Dajani pleaded guilty in January to depositing $107,000 in donations to the American Task Force on Palestine into his own bank account from 2004 through last year. According to court records, Mr. Dajani has repaid $93,000 to the Washington organization.

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