Patterson school officials jailed for $1.5M embezzlement scheme

Patterson school officials jailed for $1.5M embezzlement scheme

A former assistant superintendent and a former IT director from the Patterson Joint Unified School District have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a $1.5 million embezzlement scheme.

Valley school executive sentenced to prison for embezzlement, running crypto mining farm on district property

A former Central Valley assistant superintendent is heading to prison for stealing $1.5 million in federal funds.  U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced that former Patterson Joint Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Menge and former district IT Director Eric Drabert have been sentenced to 30 months and 18 months in prison, respectively.  Driving the news: Menge was the Assistant Superintendent and Chief Business Officer of the…