MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT BOOKKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT
A former Jasper School District employee pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges. The 55-year-old woman from Columbus, Kansas, was head bookkeeper for the school district from 2009 to 2016. She voluntarily resigned in 2016 after being asked to explain payroll and expenditure discrepancies. Treacherous Financial Straits The Western Missouri district was already struggling financially, but the embezzlement drastically reduced its reserve…