Attorney General Becerra Announces Sentencing in AIDS Research Alliance Fraud Scheme | State of California – Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney General
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the sentencing of Donnelly Montenegro, former acting Chief Operating Officer of the AIDS Research Alliance (ARA). Montenegro pleaded guilty in December to grand theft by fraudulent pretenses after being charged in a 22-count complaint. Montenegro falsely portrayed himself as an acting ARA staff member in order to steal $316,000 from …