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President and CEO of Milwaukee nonprofit arrested
President and CEO of Milwaukee nonprofit arrested
Laurie Lambach
MILWAUKEE -- UNISON President and CEO Laurie Lambach was detained on Tuesday, Nov. 20 by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office under probable cause of misappropriation of funds. Officials with the nonprofit organization said Lambach was arrested at a fundraising meeting.
UNISON is contracted by Milwaukee County to run senior centers and deliver hot meals, among other services for an estimated 15,000 people in the Milwaukee area. The organization was created after two other nonprofits, Interfaith and SET Ministry merged in 2017.
Lambach, who was making more than $110,000 as the leader of SET Ministry in 2016, took over UNISON and its $11 million operating budget. Just this year, she was honored as "Alumna of the Year" by her high school, Divine Savior Holy Angels.
Laurie Lambach
UNISON
Officials with the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County said they cut off funding to UNISON in August after the organization failed to provide audited financial records.
A statement from the UNISON says the following: