An employee with the Deming public school district has been accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from two fundraisers at Bataan Elementary School.
Luna County Sheriff's Capt. Jose Martinez says 45-year-old Felicita Villa was charged this week. He says she's been ordered to appear in magistrate court.
It was not immediately clear if Villa had a lawyer.
According to a sheriff's report, school officials said they suspected Villa of taking more than $2,400 from a fundraiser that she had been in charge of.
Sheriff's officials say they also learned about $1,580 was missing from a separate fundraiser.
Villa initially denied taking the money during an interview with Martinez, but authorities say she later confessed to using the money to pay bills.
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