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Former Local School Official Charged With Embezzlement

Posted: Apr. 3, 2015 4:38 PM PDT

A local school business officer arrested for allegedly embezzling money from a charter school.

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Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell, says the illegal activity was caught during the 2014 budget cycle.

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Apparently the schools business manager, Debra Maria MacDonald, had been using school funds for personal use.

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Newell says six charges were files… two for embezzlement by a public employee, two counts of falsification of public records, and two counts of forgery.
It appears MacDonald used her position as business manager to access checks and credit cards to purchase groceries, gas, personal retail items and pay her utilities. The investigation indicates that she falsified financial documents to cover her tracks.
MacDonald worked for the TRHS school district as the business manager from June 2007 thru June 2014.

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