Trouble with money for DISD
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Secretary racked up $100,000 personal tab, agrees to plea bargain
A Dallas school district secretary admitted felony theft Thursday, acknowledging in a plea bargain that she rang up $100,000 in personal charges on her DISD MasterCard over a three-year stretch.Gloria Orapello, 50, could face punishments that include up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and up to three years’ probation, according to the plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday. She also must repay the district $100,000, and cooperate with federal investigators. The plea agreement must still go before a judge.
Maybe it isn’t more money we need to throw at the school districts maybe it is just more accountability for that money that we need to impose on them. How does a secretary have $100,000 in personal charges over 3 years and no one noticed? Who was in charge of paying that bill?
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