Andre A. Lewis, the former executive director of the Better Brooklyn Community Center, a charity than ran after-school programs and day care, was arrested on Wednesday on charges that he stole more than $500,000 in federal aid that was intended to buy food for needy children, reports The New York Times.

Mr. Lewis had told investigators that the remainder of the money was used to pay staff members who prepared the food, but during an unannounced visit, city health officials found no evidence of staff members or facilities for food preparation, prosecutors said.

Mr. Lewis declined to comment for the article. His lawyer told the newspaper: “I’m shocked that the government would proceed in a case where, as far as I can tell, there’s no evidence of personal liability.”

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