https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdil/pr/former-president-national-childrens-blanket-charity-indicted-allegedly-stealing-more
he former national president of the not-for-profit organization Project Linus, Carol Babbitt, has been indicted on charges that she allegedly took more than $400,000 from the charity, when it was based in McLean County, Ill. The grand jury indicted Babbitt, 60, currently of Asheville, N.C. on Jan. 22, 2020, and the indictment remained sealed until Babbitt was arrested on Feb. 6, in Asheville.
According to the indictment, in 1998, Babbitt began her involvement as a chapter coordinator with Project Linus, a not-for-profit organization that provides handmade blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, and otherwise in need. Babbitt served as national president of the organization from 2000 to 2016. During that time, Babbitt lived in McLean County and the organization was also headquartered there.