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[quote=Anonymous]With the latest news about embezzlement at Hayfield, how does that former principal Darin Thompson of the school still have a job in FCPS??? He still has some administrator position of nontraditional programs.

He brought in the football coach who was shuttling kids from Prince William County and breaking all sorts of residency rules. Now this comes out about the finance tech embezzling $40K. All of this was done under his watch while at Hayfield. The principal has to sign off on all of these financial transactions. He was principal when all of this went down. Please make this make sense.

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/fcps-employee-charged-embezzling-40000-from-school.amp

[b]Funds embezzled from Hayfield, police say[/b]

Separately, a finance technician at Hayfield Secondary School has been accused of embezzling over $40,000 from the school.

FCPD detectives began investigating the school’s finances after FCPS Auditor General Esther Ko’s office reported “potential misappropriation of funds by an employee.”

Following an investigation, detectives obtained warrants charging Stephanie Gale, a 45-year-old Lorton resident, with embezzlement and computer fraud. She turned herself in at the county jail on Monday (June 1), the FCPD says.

Court records list the date of the alleged embezzlement as Jan. 1, 2023.

Gale was released on her own recognizance but is scheduled to appear in Fairfax County General District Court for an arraignment on Monday (June 8), followed by a preliminary hearing at 2 p.m. on Aug. 10.

In a letter sent to families today, Hayfield principal Tony DiBari confirmed without naming her that Gale has been suspended without pay following her arrest. Hired by FCPS in 2019, she had worked in other positions before joining Hayfield Secondary School.

“We have been working closely with Fairfax County Police after this was uncovered during a routine financial audit that began as I joined the team at Hayfield Secondary School,” DiBari wrote. “I will continue to support this investigation and will address any other issues that may be identified.”[/quote]

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