The New York-based charity, which announced in February that it would shut down for financial reasons, disclosed the investigation in an Oct. 2 court filing.
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services is taking over $75 million worth of government and other contracts formerly filled by FEGS, which announced its closing and has filed for bankruptcy.
Gail Magaliff retired in late 2014, shortly before FEGS Health and Human Services — one of the largest social service providers in the United States — discovered a $19.4 million shortfall.