‘Selfish’ bookkeeper stole over $130,000 from ‘struggling school districts,’ feds say

A woman stole over $130,000 from two school districts in New Hampshire while she was employed by them, federal officials said. Now, she’s heading to prison. While working as a bookkeeper for the districts, the woman, a 48-year-old from Barnstead, used school funds to shop online and pay off personal loans, according to a July 11 news release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. An attorney for the woman could not immediately be reached for comment by McClatchy News. “Instead of working honestly on behalf of...