WOBURN, Mass. (AP) - A former clerk for a Massachusetts public school system has pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to money missing from a student activities fund.
The Lowell Sun reports that 48-year-old Karen Brekalis entered her plea Thursday to charges of larceny over $250, forgery of a check and uttering a false check.
Brekalis had been working as an account business clerk for Lowell Public Schools when officials began to investigate $50,000 reported missing from the activities fund.
Administrators say Brekalis was placed on paid administrative leave and is no longer employed by the district.
Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
Brekalis’ arrest comes after new administrators found multiple financial issues in the district, including a more than $2 million budget shortfall.
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Information from: The (Lowell, Mass.) Sun, http://www.lowellsun.com
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