Overview
- Sheryl Davis and James Spingola surrendered Monday in San Francisco and were booked on charges that include 17 felonies and two misdemeanors for Davis and four felony counts for Spingola, with bail set at about $50,000 each.
- Prosecutors say Davis and Spingola lived together since 2015, shared bank accounts, and that Davis remained a signatory on Collective Impact’s bank account, while both deny intentional wrongdoing.
- Authorities allege Davis routed at least $4.5 million from the Dream Keeper Initiative to Collective Impact and influenced or approved contracts worth more than $8.5 million that posed conflicts of interest.
- City audits found more than $4 million in misspending tied to Davis’s department, including flight upgrades, VIP event access, and PR to promote her book and podcast, while the DA says the current charges reflect about $350,000 in misused funds.
- Investigators executed roughly 50 search warrants and reviewed emails and finances, and the scandal has already triggered canceled grants and a restructured department that cut support for dozens of community groups, with the probe still open and more charges possible.