Breaking: Judge delays Ruby Corado’s sentencing but orders U.S. Marshals to take her into custody

Ruby Corado jailed after sentencing is postponed

A federal judge on Oct. 14 ordered Ruby Corado, the founder and former executive director of the now closed D.C. LGBTQ community services organization Casa Ruby, held in jail while she awaits sentencing on a charge of wire fraud to which she pleaded guilty in July 2024. U.S. District Court Judge Trevor N. McFadden postponed the sentencing hearing, which had been scheduled for the next day on Oct. 15, after Corado’s court appointed public defende…

Ruby Corado to Seek New Attorney Before Oct. 15 Sentencing

In a new interview with WUSA9, the Casa Ruby founder apologized to clients left in the lurch by the LGBTQ nonprofit’s financial collapse. The post Ruby Corado to Seek New Attorney Before Oct. 15 Sentencing appeared first on Metro Weekly.

Breaking: Judge delays Ruby Corado’s sentencing but orders U.S. Marshals to take her into custody

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday granted Ruby Corado’s request to delay her sentencing so she can find new legal counsel, but ordered that she be taken into custody by U.S. Marshals while she does so. The ruling marks a sharp turn for the once-celebrated founder of Casa Ruby, a nonprofit that for years served as a lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth and unhoused people in the nation’s capital.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and polit…