Former Kansas foster care leader pleads guilty to wire fraud, admits personal charges

Former Kansas foster care leader pleads guilty to wire fraud, admits personal charges

Robert Smith, who led Saint Francis Ministries from 2014 to 2020, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 15 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Former Saint Francis Ministries CEO Robert Smith admitted in federal court Thursday that he used the organization’s credit card for personal expenses and authorized payments for a co-defendant’s fraud…