CEO Charged With Embezzling Over $5M From The Painted Turtle Camp In Lake Hughes img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px } CEO Charged With Embezzling Over $5M From The Painted Turtle Camp
CEO Charged With Embezzling Over $5M From The Painted Turtle Camp In Lake Hughes
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CEO Charged With Embezzling Over $5M From The Painted Turtle Camp
Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 01/13/2026 10:17am
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"Former CEO Accused of Embezzling $5.2 Million from Children's Nonprofit Camp in Lake Hughes"
Christopher L. Butler, the former CEO of The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions, has been charged with embezzling $5.2 million from the organization. He faces 15 felony counts, including grand theft and forgery, and is being held on $835,000 bail with arraignment set for January 15. If convicted, Butler could be sentenced to over 18 years in state prison.
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Date: 01/13/2026 10:17am
"Former CEO Accused of Embezzling $5.2 Million from Children's Nonprofit Camp in Lake Hughes"
Christopher L. Butler, the former CEO of The Painted Turtle, a nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions, has been charged with embezzling $5.2 million from the organization. He faces 15 felony counts, including grand theft and forgery, and is being held on $835,000 bail with arraignment set for January 15. If convicted, Butler could be sentenced to over 18 years in state prison.
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