FROM TIMESHERALD.COM -
Croswell Police Chief Dave Hall said he has requested a former Croswell-Lexington Middle School secretary to be charged with four counts of embezzlement.
The 38-year-old Lexington Township woman may be arraigned next week on four charges of embezzling more than $1,000 but less than $20,000.
Hall said the alleged embezzlement occurred during a four year period.
The police department began its investigation in June after the school reported discrepancies in some of its accounts after the woman resigned.
The missing money was from fund-raisers, Hall said. The woman was given money collected to deposit, and it appeared to go missing between the time it was turned in and taken to the bank, he said.
"The district is deeply disappointed that an employee would violate the public's trust as is alleged in this case," said Kevin Miller, the district's superintendent.
"The district had a system in place to prevent this type of thing from occurring, two different people handle all funds coming into the office which are then deposited into the student activity fund account. Despite those safe guards with two people handling the money, it appears this one individual found a way to get around the system."
Sanilac County Prosecutor James V. Young said the woman is scheduled to be arraigned on charges at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11
Showing posts with label school embezzlement michigan. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Scott Lund, Shelby, Michigan schools ex-superintendent, pleads guilty to embezzlement
FROM MLIVE.COM
Scott Gordon Lund, the former Shelby Public Schools superintendent, has pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement from the schools.
In a plea agreement Monday, Lund, 55, of New Era, pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a public official of more than $50, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. In exchange for his plea, a second count of retaining a financial transaction device without consent, a maximum four-year penalty, was dismissed. The “device” was an Oceana High School gasoline credit card.
Oceana County Prosecutor Terry Shaw agreed to seek a jail sentence no higher than the midpoint of state sentencing guidelines. That's likely to mean a term of a few months in the Oceana County Jail and certainly won't lead to state prison time, Shaw said.
As part of the deal, Lund must pay $14,129 in restitution.
The sentencing judge, 27th Circuit Judge Anthony A. Monton, is free to set any term of probation when he sentences Lund Oct. 1.
Finally, under the plea deal, if Lund serves the jail time, pays the restitution and successfully completes his probation, he will be allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and have the felony conviction removed from his record, Shaw said.
Lund was charged with using school funds to buy himself more than $13,000 worth of items, including a large-screen TV set, a treadmill, three iPads, material to build a deck and Wesco gasoline cards.
Lund resigned as superintendent of Shelby schools effective Dec. 21, 2011, after being placed on paid leave Dec. 8. He had held the top job for about a year, previously serving as principal of Oceana High School and of Ferry Elementary School.
The alleged embezzlement happened from Nov. 14, 2009, to Dec. 24, 2010, according to the charge. For most of that period, Lund was principal of Oceana High School.
The credit card offense allegedly took place from July 1 to Dec. 6, 2011. In that period, Lund was superintendent.
Scott Gordon Lund, the former Shelby Public Schools superintendent, has pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement from the schools.
In a plea agreement Monday, Lund, 55, of New Era, pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a public official of more than $50, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. In exchange for his plea, a second count of retaining a financial transaction device without consent, a maximum four-year penalty, was dismissed. The “device” was an Oceana High School gasoline credit card.
Oceana County Prosecutor Terry Shaw agreed to seek a jail sentence no higher than the midpoint of state sentencing guidelines. That's likely to mean a term of a few months in the Oceana County Jail and certainly won't lead to state prison time, Shaw said.
As part of the deal, Lund must pay $14,129 in restitution.
The sentencing judge, 27th Circuit Judge Anthony A. Monton, is free to set any term of probation when he sentences Lund Oct. 1.
Finally, under the plea deal, if Lund serves the jail time, pays the restitution and successfully completes his probation, he will be allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and have the felony conviction removed from his record, Shaw said.
Lund was charged with using school funds to buy himself more than $13,000 worth of items, including a large-screen TV set, a treadmill, three iPads, material to build a deck and Wesco gasoline cards.
Lund resigned as superintendent of Shelby schools effective Dec. 21, 2011, after being placed on paid leave Dec. 8. He had held the top job for about a year, previously serving as principal of Oceana High School and of Ferry Elementary School.
The alleged embezzlement happened from Nov. 14, 2009, to Dec. 24, 2010, according to the charge. For most of that period, Lund was principal of Oceana High School.
The credit card offense allegedly took place from July 1 to Dec. 6, 2011. In that period, Lund was superintendent.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Ex-Detroit Public School bookkeeper gets prison in embezzlement
FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS -
A former bookkeeper for the Detroit Public Schools is going to prison for 14 months for stealing money from the cash-strapped district.
Allen Swayze, 34, was sentenced today before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Zatkoff on charges that he fraudulently obtained money from the DPS by writing more than $148,000 in unauthorized checks to himself. In addition to prison time, he also was ordered to pay DPS restitution in the amount of $148,772.86 – the exact amount of the money he swindled.
According to court records, Swayze worked as a bookkeeper at the Breithaupt Career and Technical Center. He admitted that between August 2006 and May 2009, he wrote unauthorized checks to himself – drawn on the technical center’s bank accounts – and then deposited them into his own bank account.
“We hope that this case will deter others from stealing money intended to benefit our school children,” U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said. “ Officials who steal school funds will be caught and brought to justice."
Added Roy Roberts, Emergency Manager of Detroit Public Schools: "We will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office and law enforcement authorities to ensure that funds and resources intended for students and the classroom are not misdirected for anyone's personal benefit."
A former bookkeeper for the Detroit Public Schools is going to prison for 14 months for stealing money from the cash-strapped district.
Allen Swayze, 34, was sentenced today before U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Zatkoff on charges that he fraudulently obtained money from the DPS by writing more than $148,000 in unauthorized checks to himself. In addition to prison time, he also was ordered to pay DPS restitution in the amount of $148,772.86 – the exact amount of the money he swindled.
According to court records, Swayze worked as a bookkeeper at the Breithaupt Career and Technical Center. He admitted that between August 2006 and May 2009, he wrote unauthorized checks to himself – drawn on the technical center’s bank accounts – and then deposited them into his own bank account.
“We hope that this case will deter others from stealing money intended to benefit our school children,” U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade said. “ Officials who steal school funds will be caught and brought to justice."
Added Roy Roberts, Emergency Manager of Detroit Public Schools: "We will continue to work closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office and law enforcement authorities to ensure that funds and resources intended for students and the classroom are not misdirected for anyone's personal benefit."
Friday, January 1, 2010
FORMER OTSEGO, MICHIGAN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT
A former Otsego Public Schools administrator faces a hearing on felony charges that he embezzled from the school district.
Thomas Matthews, 45, was charged December 7, 2009 with three counts of embezzlement of between $1,000 and $20,000. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and fines of the greater of $10,000 or three times the amount embezzled.
Matthews, who is free on $500 bond, declined to comment on the charges.
“This is a very unfortunate situation for all parties,“ Otsego Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Patzer said.
Matthews was hired in 2000 as the school district’s transportation director and in 2004 was also put in charge of building and grounds maintenance and given the title of operations director. He was among four employees whose jobs were eliminated June 30 to help the district offset a budget deficit for the 2009-10 school year.
Patzer said Matthews’ job loss and the alleged theft of school funds are unrelated. The embezzlement allegedly occurred in 2004, but wasn’t discovered until late September of this year, according to the superintendent.
Patzer declined to say how much money is involved or reveal other details about the case, which was investigated by the Otsego Police Department. Attempts to reach Allegan County Prosecutor Frederick Anderson and Matthews’ attorney, James Mikel McEwen, were unsuccessful.
A preliminary examination on evidence against Matthews is scheduled in Allegan County District Court. A judge will decide whether evidence presented is sufficient to send the case to circuit court for trial.
Thomas Matthews, 45, was charged December 7, 2009 with three counts of embezzlement of between $1,000 and $20,000. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and fines of the greater of $10,000 or three times the amount embezzled.
Matthews, who is free on $500 bond, declined to comment on the charges.
“This is a very unfortunate situation for all parties,“ Otsego Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Patzer said.
Matthews was hired in 2000 as the school district’s transportation director and in 2004 was also put in charge of building and grounds maintenance and given the title of operations director. He was among four employees whose jobs were eliminated June 30 to help the district offset a budget deficit for the 2009-10 school year.
Patzer said Matthews’ job loss and the alleged theft of school funds are unrelated. The embezzlement allegedly occurred in 2004, but wasn’t discovered until late September of this year, according to the superintendent.
Patzer declined to say how much money is involved or reveal other details about the case, which was investigated by the Otsego Police Department. Attempts to reach Allegan County Prosecutor Frederick Anderson and Matthews’ attorney, James Mikel McEwen, were unsuccessful.
A preliminary examination on evidence against Matthews is scheduled in Allegan County District Court. A judge will decide whether evidence presented is sufficient to send the case to circuit court for trial.
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