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Embezzlement Claim has State Officials Urging School District's to Check Financial Affairs

By Melissa Aguilera

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Las Cruces, NM – New Mexico State Auditor Hector Balderas announced recently that a northern New Mexico School District employee may have embezzled close 3.4 million dollars from the school's budget; and as KRWG's Melissa Aguilera reports, Balderas is now urging school districts to check their books often.