The Palm Springs City Council Wednesday will review a grand jury report regarding the city’s handling of grants, stemming from the indictment of Queer Works CEO Jacob Joseph Aaron Rostovsky.

The Riverside County civil grand jury issued its findings on June 23, faulting the city for a “lack of adequate policies and procedures for processing and monitoring grants and contracts” following an investigation, city officials said.

Rostovsky, 35, allegedly pocketed more than $90,000 in funds that were intended to provide mental health services for the transgender and nonbinary community.

He was charged on Oct. 16, 2024 on a 53-count indictment for fraud, grand theft and misappropriation of public funds, insurance fraud and money laundering.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges and posted bail,

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