Tamara Wallace stole approximately $1.36M from local nonprofit Donate 2 Impact from 2015 to 2019 per public records and local news reports.
Wallace spent on everything from meals at Panera to fifth-row seats at Dallas Mavericks games. She also spent almost $10,000 of the nonprofit’s funds on SOTA weight-loss treatment in Frisco, another $6,000 at Le Beau Visage, a medical spa.
She spent another $6,500 at Louis Vuitton and a $10,000 purchase at high-end audio and visual retailer Starpower.
Tamara Wallace
Wallace’s methods for the embezzlement were similar to others where one person controls both payment methods and ledgers. Similar financial problems were found with Dallas Democrats, though no accusations have been made there of stolen funds, just slipshot accounting.