LOS ANGELES—The former president and CEO of a Hollywood-based anti-poverty nonprofit agency has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for embezzling money from the nonprofit for his personal benefit and intentionally misapplying more than $600,000 in grant money to pay for unauthorized expenses and lying on his tax returns, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Jan. 17.
Howard Dixon Slingerland, 53, of Studio City, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of conversion and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving federal money, and subscribing to a false federal income tax return, according to the agency.
He is expected to make his initial appearance in Los Angeles federal court in the coming weeks….