““The expenditure was voluntarily reimbursed subsequent to year end.” “
Evidence of GUILT. If it was for organizing purposes as claimed for the organization, then it was a legitimate expense as per IRS rules. Reimbursing it showed somone got nervous they would get caught going on non-business related trips. Plus the $73,000 almost certainly came from other bogus expenditures such as paying the boyfriend and others hundreds of thousands for phony services.
Many non profits are used for money laundering..as are political campaigns
Grifters are going to grift. There are only so many tenured seats at Universities and few seats in Government.. so givem a bit of credit for setting up a multi national fraud machine..lol