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Reform implication · 2 cases

Contracted outcome tracking

Several cases document long-term contracts where outcome metrics were not collected, were collected but not reviewed, or were collected and ignored when results fell short. The reform requires standard outcome metrics in any contract above a dollar threshold and a public dashboard of results.

  1. KC-2023-005 · May 16, 2023 · adjudicated · $3.2M
    Community Passageways finance director Susana Tantico pleaded guilty to embezzling $893K from KC juvenile-diversion nonprofit ($3M+ total across two nonprofits); 41 months federal prison
    Federal guilty plea (May 16, 2023) and conviction (sentenced September 5, 2023) on two counts of wire fraud. 41 months federal prison and $3M restitution. The U.S. Attorney's press release and the plea agreement (cited via court filings)…
    Criminal fraudMisuse of public resources
  2. KC-2023-004 · Apr 26, 2023 · Documented · $28M
    King County Restorative Community Pathways — $28M juvenile diversion program ran four years without standardized outcome tracking; KCPAO paused felony referrals in August 2025 after 53% recidivism finding
    Restorative Community Pathways was approved by the King County Council in the 2021-22 biennial budget as the operational expression of the County's Zero Youth Detention and Road Map policy commitments. It was not a rogue program. It was…
    Structural failureMisuse of public resourcesAggregate liability