PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty Friday to federal wire fraud charges after admitting to stealing more than $322,000 from two affiliated nonprofit organizations where he worked in the finance department over an eight-year period.
Seth S. Jones, 46, entered guilty pleas to two counts of wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported.
Federal prosecutors alleged Jones worked in the finance department of one nonprofit organization, which served as the parent company of a second nonprofit, from at least 2017 through September 2025.
According to court filings and statements, Jones used a company credit card to pay approximately $291,023 in personal expenses and diverted another $31,775 from a bank account associated with the second nonprofit into accounts under his control.
Prosecutors alleged Jones concealed the scheme by falsifying expense reports, failing to submit required expense reports and creating fraudulent invoices.
Jones was charged by information in June and, by pleading guilty, waived his right to prosecution by a federal grand jury indictment.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 5 and faces a maximum statutory sentence of 40 years in federal prison.
The FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Francis A. Weber and John G. Iannacone are prosecuting the matter.
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