(KNZA)--The former program manager and director of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's Diabetes Prevention Program has been charged with embezzlement.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas said in a release that a federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment Monday charging 39-year-old Matthew Waits, of Topeka, with one count of theft concerning a program receiving federal money.

Waits made his initial appearance before a judge after the indictment was returned.

According to court documents, between January 2023 and December 2023, Waits is accused of using his position to embezzle $5,000 or more in federal grant money.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General are investigating the case.