Former California School District Official was Convicted of Embezzling $16.7 Million

A former California public school district official was sentenced to 70 months last week after being convicted of embezzling nearly $16.7 million over several years.

Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, formerly the senior director of financial services for the Magnolia School District in California’s Orange County, pleaded guilty on March 28 to one count of embezzlement, theft, and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving federal funds.

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