Former Executive of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Million Fraud Scheme. Former Executive of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Million Fraud Scheme. CHICAGO — A former executive of a Chicago-area non-profit organization has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge for her role in misappropriating $1.8 million intended to support the charity’s work…