(Source: cleveland.com) CLEVELAND, Ohio — The former executive director of the Collinwood & Nottingham Villages Development Corporation was arrested by federal authorities Thursday on accusations that she stole money from the CDC.

Tamiko Parker, 46, of Cleveland is charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. The CDC, a nonprofit on the city’s East Side that develops and leases property, lost more than $172,000. She embezzled the money between 2014 and 2016, while she worked as the CDC’s executive director, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Cleveland City Councilman Mike Polensek, whose ward the CDC serves, said Parker stole the money from a fund for a major housing development in the community and that she took advantage of the CDC’s board members. He said the charge against Parker was the result of a lengthy investigation and her fraud was only discovered after she left the CDC on her own.

“When you steal that amount and you did what you did, and you knew damn well it was going to directly impact the neighborhood, you didn’t care about the neighborhood,” Polensek said. “You didn’t care about the people in it.”

Parker pleaded not guilty during an appearance on Thursday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian McDonough is asking for Parker to be held in custody while her case is pending.....