Federal grand jury indicts 3 former Beaumont ISD employees (conspiracy and fraud)
Three former Beaumont Independent School District employees have been indicted for embezzling money from a program receiving federal funds in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
Daryl Glenn Johnson, 44, Erin Gipson Johnson, 38, and Kailyn DeShondra Pete, 25, all of Beaumont, were indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of conspiracy and fraud upon programs receiving federal funds.
According to the indictment, from July 2009 through June, 2012, Daryl Johnson, who was employed as the warehouse supervisor for the school district, is alleged to have had first his wife, Erin Johnson, and then a friend, Kailyn Pete, placed on the BISD payroll as temporary employees. Neither Erin Johnson nor Kailyn Pete ever actually worked as a BISD warehouse employee.
Daryl Johnson had the autonomy to hire temporary warehouse employees on his own and the authority to determine how many hours they would be paid, according to the press release. He could do so unilaterally and without the authorization or direct knowledge of anyone else.
More at http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Federal-grand-jury-indicts-3-former-BISD-employees-5672958.php .
[font color=green]Erin Johnson received $193,998.37 and Kailyn Pete received $90,041.05.[/font]
