Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced a settlement resolving the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2024 lawsuit against the former Treasurer and board member of Parents Organized for the Power of Powell School (POPPS), a nonprofit parent-teacher organization created to support Powell Elementary School in Ward 4. The lawsuit alleged that Robynn Chandler-Mitchell abused her leadership role with the organization by spending money that the Powell community had raised through POPPS on personal expenditures such as vacation expenses in Cancun, car payments and groceries, payments to friends, and personal purchases at shoe stores, restaurants, and nail salons—all in violation of the District’s Nonprofit Corporation Act (NCA). “Nonprofit bank accounts cannot be used as personal ATMs. Chandler-Mitchell misappropriated funds intended to support POPPS and its nonprofit mission – supporting the students, teachers, and staff at Powell Elementary, and we are requiring her to return those misappropriated funds. As the District’s independent Attorney General, I will continue to ensure that nonprofit officers in DC follow the law and do not abuse their positions for illegal private enrichment.” – AG Schwalb