On November 8, 2021, as a result of a joint investigation by the U.S. Secret Service, and the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a former Information Technology (IT) Manager for an LSC grantee entered into a Pretrial Diversion Agreement (PDA) with the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO).    

On December 6, 2021, in Superior Court, Orange County, CA, Luna and Cancino pled guilty to multiple counts of Grand Theft, one count of Theft of Personal Property, and one count of Unauthorized Practice of Law. Sentencing for Luna and Cancino is scheduled for June 6, 2022 

Since 1996, the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) annual appropriations acts have required that each person or entity receiving financial assistance from the Corporation be subject to an annual audit, conducted by an Independent Public Accountant (IPA). Each grantee contracts directly with an IPA to conduct the required audit in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), and the…