Former Fresno Arts Council manager pleads guilty to stealing $1.8M for gambling, vacations
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By Gabriel Dillard
Published on April 9, 2026.
Suliana Caldwell, the former operations manager for the Fresno Arts Council, has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges. She made over 300 unauthorized wire transfers from the organization's bank accounts to her personal accounts between June 2022 and February 2026. These transfers accelerated in 2023 when the organization received significant amounts of Measure P funding. To conceal the theft, Caldwell created false financial reports and manipulated financial figures to appear as though no unauthorized transfers were occurring.
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