Troubled Visitacion Valley nonprofit barred from doing business with SF

The allegations against Jenkins and Murphy came to light in February, after a city investigation claimed Jenkins had made false invoices to spend grant funds on cigars, liquor, motorcycle rentals in Tahoe and late night pizza deliveries. Murphy, according to the investigation, approved some of those false claims through her work at a larger nonprofit that Jenkins’ subcontracted with. 

“This is a case about the breach of the public trust,” Deputy City Attorney Hunter Sims said in his closing argument at Monday’s hearing. “We will not be paying for Tahoe trips. We will not be paying for booze. We will not be paying for cigars.” 

Monday’s hearing was the first time that Jenkins and Murphy publicly defended themselves, revealing in the process their close financial and personal ties. Both also revealed they were subjects of separate internal investigations at their workplaces.