Former Valentine ISD employee sentenced to prison for stealing federal funds

Former Valentine ISD employee sentenced to prison for stealing federal funds

PECOS, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A former Valentine Independent School District employee was sentenced in a federal court in Pecos to 27 months in prison for wire fraud and theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. According to court documents, Ernesto Villarreal Jr., 43, of Marfa, was employed as the Business Manager and served as the Tax Collector and Assessor for the Valentine ISD, in Valentine, Texas. During his time as an agent of Valenti…

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A Marfa, Texas, man who defrauded the Valentine Independent School District of more than $300,000 will spend more than two years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.Court documents state that Ernesto Villarreal Jr., 43, was the business manager and tax collector and assessor for the district in Valentine, Texas.