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  • What auditors say about the $3 million Farmington schools embezzlement case.

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📰 News we're reading

• Retired FPS educator charged with embezzlement (candgnews.com) — Farmington Public Schools families are reeling after retired homeless student liaison Hatty Ligon was charged with allegedly embezzling around $3 million meant for homeless students and their families. A forensic audit found years of sharply rising vendor payments tied to her, and she now faces multiple felony counts, a $500,000 bond, and a court date on Oct. 9.
   

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