By - Associated Press - Wednesday, February 17, 2021
PHOENIX (AP) - The co-founders of a charter school in Goodyear have been indicted on fraud and theft charges.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced Wednesday that Incito Schools co-founders April Black and Amanda Jelleson are accused of a nearly $568,000 fraud scheme that allegedly occurred between November 2016 and November 2017.
Black and Jelleson were arraigned in court on the charges Wednesday. It’s unclear if either woman has a lawyer yet.
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GOODYEAR, AZ â A West Valley charter school and two of its top administrators are facing felony charges, accused of stealing more than a $500,000 in tax money, and forging documents to cover their tracks, according to a grand jury indictment handed down January 20.
The indictment, filed by the Arizona Attorney General s office, accuses Incito Schools and executive directors April Black and Amanda Jelleson, of falsifying payroll records in order to obtain funds from the Maricopa County Superintendent s office, and the Maricopa County Educational Services Agency. According to the Arizona Attorney General s office, the crime occurred between November 2016, and November 2017, and involved the theft of $567,802.
Arizona’s attorney general has announced grand jury indictments against a charter school and two of its co-founders over an alleged fraud scheme. Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the Goodyear-based Incito Schools, along with its two co-founders, committed fraud in 2016 and 2017.The defendants are accused of falsifying pay stubs to the Maricopa County School Superintendent's
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