Teacher Lydia Johnson Coordinator Of Student Events Embezzled Over $90,000

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http://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...ota-lydia-johnson-mgm-grand-casino/688548001/

Lydia Johnson was trusted to coordinate student events for Dakota High School, including homecoming and a student-parent trip.

Instead, she was stealing thousands of dollars from the students. And she blew it as part of the more than $90,000 she spent last year playing penny slots at MGM Grand Detroit casino, Macomb County authorities said today.

A search of her classroom revealed several casino receipts next to the open and empty homecoming envelopes, Prosecutor Eric Smith said in a news release.

“This teacher held a position of trust within the high school,” he said. “She repaid that trust by feeding student funds into a slot machine.”

Johnson, 29, of Macomb Township, was this morning in 41-A District Court in Shelby Township on one count of embezzlement from a nonprofit organization, $1,000 to $20,000, a felony that carries up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Her bond was set as a $10,000 personal bond. A probable cause conference was set for Oct. 5 and a preliminary exam was set for Oct. 12, according to the court.

Johnson was the school's student activity coordinator from July 1, 2016 until her recent removal and was responsible for incoming and outgoing funds related to student events, according to the prosecutor's office. The school is in Macomb Township.

Johnson was placed on administrative leave May 3 when district administrators discovered some accounting discrepancies in the school's activities fund, according to a news release from Chippewa Valley Schools. Per district policy, Johnson was prohibited from being on any school premises, attending any school events and having contact with any students or staff without prior permission from the administration.
School administrators contacted the sheriff's office after discovering the alleged theft.

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[Keepalowprofile]

How dare she sully the name Lydia.

 

[Prettypink513]

I personally hate slots. Find me at the roulette table

 

[lithiumgirl]

Addict. She needs help.and what a bitch stealing from kids ?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

April 9, 2019

A former Dakota High School teacher appeared in court April 2 for a review hearing.

Macomb County 16th Circuit Court Judge Richard Caretti determined that Lydia Johnson won’t have to spend 60 days in jail.

In the original sentence last year, the court imposed a 60-day jail term that could’ve began immediately after the review hearing. The primary purpose of the review was to determine whether or not Johnson would have to serve jail time.

In 2017, Johnson was charged with embezzlement between $1,000 and $20,000 from a nonprofit organization, a felony that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. She was also charged with a misdemeanor of being an embezzling agent/trustee between $200 and $1,000.

During 2018 court proceedings, police determined Johnson had stolen $30,000 from Chippewa Valley Schools.

The 30-year-old avoided jail time in 2018 by pleading no contest to the misdemeanor charge and charge one was dismissed. She was ordered by the court to pay back $30,000 to Chippewa Valley Schools, which she did in April 2018.

“I am asking the court not to impose the 60 days,” her attorney Paul Stablein said. “Ms. Johnson is employed full-time and has been very active in her recovery. She has made great strides in understanding her condition from when this incident occurred to today.”

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[Muriel Schwenck]

She has made great strides in understanding her condition from when this incident occurred to today.”

The only acceptable "great strides" would be REIMBURSEMENT.

 

[Sejanus]

Make her work it off in a brothel.