Jorge Armando Contreras also is accused of using some of the stolen funds to pay $190,000 to a West Hollywood dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon and to buy Versace and Louis Vuitton luxury items.
A former senior Orange County education official has been arrested after authorities allege he embezzled more than $14 million in public school funds over a seven-year span.
Prosecutors say from August 2022 to July 2023 alone, Contreras embezzled more than $4 million, using the money to pay $1.9 million to American Express, to withdraw $325,000 in cash from ATMs, to transfer more than $130,000 to a person he would later marry and to purchase a BMW SUV. Prosecutors allege that Contreras altered documents to hide the embezzlement. And some of the money was transferred to bank accounts in Mexico, according to the indictment.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office noted that 81% of the children educated by the Magnolia School District are classified as socio-economically disadvantaged, and that the school receives millions of dollars annually in federal funds. Contreras is scheduled to return to federal court for an arraignment on Nov. 27. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison.
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