India, May 10 -- The directors of an American nonprofit have been accused of embezzling over $6.5 million in charitable funds to pay for their own lavish lifestyle. Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan used funds embezzled from We Push for Peace to bankroll Vegas trips, luxury car purchases and massive shopping sprees.

According to a report in the New York Post, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a civil lawsuit against We Push for Peace and its former directors, Trahern Pollard and Jaclyn McGuigan, on Friday.

Prosecutors say that the nonprofit was virtually destroyed by "rampant abuse" and blatant self-dealing.

We Push for Peace reportedly won lucrative contracts for community outreach and violence prevention, but funds...