DeSoto ISD employee pleads guilty to embezzling more than $250,000, DOJ says
On Tuesday, a former DeSoto ISD employee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after embezzling over $250,000 from the district.
The announcement was made in a press release by Chad E. Meacham, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. Terry Lynn Sanders, 57, was the former DeSoto ISD Director of Energy Management. In plea papers, he admitted to using a school district credit card to make 30 payments worth $255,100 to an outside company.
According to court documents, the company owner kicked back portions of each payment to Sanders, totaling around $100,000.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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