Nightside Report April 8, 2021: Ex-CEO of Holy Cross Services accused of embezzling funds meant for children, How the COVID pandemic has left working mothers burned out
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Ex-CEO of Holy Cross Services accused of embezzling funds meant for children
A Metro Detroit charity CEO is facing federal charges for allegedly fleecing his employer and using the money for a wide variety of personal expenses.
The 26-page complaint details at least $70,000 worth of spending from a charity that serves some of the poorest children in the state.
Holy Cross Children’s Services and its other charity organizations house foster children and help the needy in many ways. An internal audit turned up the CEO’s spending habits.
9 Things to know around Metro Detroit
Devon O’Reilly is in for his weekly segment. Today, we cover a lot.
01:00 – COVID-19, of course. Hospital officials at the University of Michigan are shutting down surgical procedures to allow space for COVID patients as are others in the area. And they’re doing this without a government mandate, as hospitals have live in reality and there’s only so many beds, drugs and staff.
06:24 – The “Godfather of Detroit,” Ray Solomon Jr. has died.
07:41 – Chef Matt Prentice has died at age 62.
09:04 – All of the eco-homes in Midtown have sold at north of $500,000 each. We discuss, here’s more: http://www.detourdetroiter.com/ecohomes-detroit-midtown-sold-fast/
Meijer said delivery and pickup services doubled in the last 12 months. To shorten the time spent in stores and to social distance, customers used Meijer s Shop & Scan service more than 100 million times, the retailer said.
“We continue to applaud our store teams that worked diligently throughout the pandemic to find solutions that would help our customers find the products they needed while keeping their families safe. It was a year rife with challenge, and although it’s not yet over, we see a light at the end of the tunnel,” Peter Whitsett, executive vice president of merchandising and marketing, said in a news release.
Beloved Three Cats restaurant Chef Matt Prentice dies at age 62
Prentice had brief battle with non-COVID related illness, restaurant says
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CLAWSON, Mich. – Chef
Matt Prentice, of the Three Cats restaurant in Clawson, has died at the age of 62.
“It is with great sadness we announce the death of Chef Matt Prentice, who succumbed after a brief non-COVID related illness,” the restaurant said in a statement. “Prentice was a passionate, generous and creative force whose love of service was made evident by the kitchens he created and the beautiful food he so lovingly prepared.”
Prentice was a Detroit native and worked at many restaurants in the area, including Coach Insignia, Northern Lakes Seafood, Shiraz, Morels, Duet, No. VI Chophouse, Plaza Deli and others.
Well-known Detroit area chef Matt Prentice dies at 62
By Amber Ainsworth
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Chef and restaurateur Matt Prentice has died at 62.
According to a release from Clawson s Three Cats restaurant, Prentice died after briefly battling an illness. It was not related to COVID-19.
Matt Prentice There is an enormous empty spot at Three Cats. Matt was a big man with an enormous heart, a loud laugh, and a generous spirit. He was a wonderful teacher, a great mentor, and an unbelievable cook. All of us at Three Cats thank him and are proud to be a Matt Prentice restaurant. We will always serve his favorite recipes and there will always be mushrooms on the menu. says Mary Liz Curtin, who partnered with the chef to create Three Cats.