Back in March, we – along with the rest of the OKC media – told you the infuriating story of Jennifer Roberts, the founder and executive director of OKCity Crisis Nursery.
For years, Roberts presented herself as an advocate for poor, vulnerable babies, even winning a $500 community-service award from News 9, when, according to investigators, she was actually using the nonprofit as a suburban-mom slush fund to pay for Botox, nail salons, sushi dinners and even a Nissan Sentra.
Here’s what I had to say at the time:
Isn’t this a bit like finding out Robin Hood was keeping a bit of the money he stole for the poor for a night out with Little John and Friar Tuck? I mean, if you’re going to dedicate your life to helping infants in crisis, shouldn’t society reward you with a day at the spa followed by sushi with the gals? That feels like a fair reward.
Then again, you can’t just steal the money and try to write it off as an expense. That’s some amateur-hour, can’t-swaddle-a-baby bullshit. You have to do what the pros do – pay yourself an absurd salary and call it “administrative overhead.” Then you don’t have to worry about writing off your extravagant expenses.
Anyway, we’ll continue to keep our eyes on this case and provide any updates. Will Gentner Drummond or Vicki Behenna go full Sheriff of Nottingham and make an example out of her, or will they quietly settle things and let her ride off into the suburban sunset with a fresh manicure in her Nissan Sentra?
Well, I guess we finally got our answer to that question!
AG Gentner Drummond – a guy who will seize any and every opportunity to boost his positive name recognition – is going full Sheriff of Nottingham and making an example out of Jennifer and her alleged co-conspirators.