A Waterloo woman admitted guilt to a federal charge Monday, Oct. 28 for embezzling more than $135,000 as a former employee of Dupo Community Unit School District #196.
Linda J. Johnson, 58, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of theft from a federally funded program.
According to court documents, Johnson committed the embezzlement while employed in an administrative support role in the superintendent’s office between 2020 and 2022. In this role, Johnson was responsible for depositing cash and checks into the district’s activities account intended to support student athletics, clubs and extracurriculars.
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