Blog note: this article references a 2015 grand jury report.
FRESNO COUNTY, California - The former superintendent of Parlier Unified School District has been charged by the Fresno County District Attorney's Office with three embezzlement-related felony charges.
Gerardo G. Alvarez, 56, of Fresno, was arrested at his home Friday morning on suspicion of embezzlement and misappropriation of funds from the Parlier Unified School District’s “Sunshine Club”
account, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office announced.
He has since posted a $15,000 bail and was released Fresno County Jail.
The alleged conduct came to light after a Fresno County Grand Jury report in 2015, as well as an audit that was requested by the Fresno County Office of Education in 2016.
Alvarez was employed as the superintendent of the school district from 2013-2015.
The Felony Complaint alleges that from July 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014, the defendant committed the felony crimes of:
- Embezzlement of Property of Parlier Unified School District Valued Over $950
- Misappropriation of Public Funds by a Public Officer
- Misappropriation of Public Funds by a Public Officer
If convicted of the charges and allegations, he may face a potential sentence of up to four years in custody.
Alvarez is expected to be arraigned in Fresno County Superior Court on Jan. 7 at 8:30 a.m.
January 4, 2019
YourCentralValley.com
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