King County program manager funneled $813,000 in youth-grant contracts to her own relatives for years before the county investigated; independent forensic review confirms fraud risk and Council closes the loophole

A King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) program manager, later reported by the Seattle Times as Yolanda McGhee, oversaw roughly $813,000 in payments over five years from a $10 million youth-mentorship and anti-racism grant program to businesses and subcontracts tied to her daughter, two brothers, a cousin, and a sister-in-law. County records show concerns were flagged as early as 2020, but King County did not launch a formal investigation until 2025.