(San Jose, California) A school secretary will be charged with embezzlement as soon as the police catch her. Barbara Jo Price, 41, has been accused by San Jose Unified School District officials of embezzling $483,000 over a period of years.
Barbara Jo Price
Oddly, after Price fled, she wrote a letter to the police stating she is not going to surrender because she does not want to go to jail. Instead, she wanted to work out a repayment scheme with the school district without police involvement. I assume Price's logic is that, if the stolen money is returned, no crime was committed.
It's worth noting that she took the money over a period of about seven years. This means that the average amount embezzled yearly was just under $70,000. This made for one handsome adder to her $37,000 yearly salary.
Strange? I would say so. Nonetheless, if you know where she is, contact the San Jose Police Department.
[Update 06/13/05] MercuryNews.com is reporting that Barbara Jo Price surrendered to the San Jose Police on Saturday night. According to her daughter Brandi Price, "She looked like she hadn't slept or bathed in three days."
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