Overview
- Davis and nonprofit leader James Spingola surrendered Monday, were booked into county jail, and posted $50,000 bail as prosecutors filed 17 felony counts and two misdemeanors against her and four felonies against him.
- Prosecutors say Davis directed more than $4.5 million from the Dream Keeper Initiative to Collective Impact while remaining a signatory on its bank account and sharing finances and a home with Spingola.
- The affidavit alleges Davis used public money for personal benefit that included PR work tied to her book and image, upgraded flights, VIP events, and contracts that paid her son nearly $140,000 through the Homeless Children’s Network.
- The charges follow an 18‑month Public Integrity Unit investigation that executed more than 50 search warrants, and they build on a city audit that flagged more than $4 million in improper Human Rights Commission spending.
- Defense counsel say Davis disclosed conflicts and sought audits and supervision, arraignments are pending, and the case tests controls on Dream Keeper, a roughly $120 million effort to invest in Black communities.