Schools Chief Faces Embezzlement Charges
The superintendent of a tiny school district near Mt. Shasta is facing embezzlement and grand theft charges.
Aldo John Zanotto, 51, is scheduled to appear in court Monday to continue his arraignment on five counts of embezzlement and four counts of grand theft.
Siskiyou County investigators began looking into the finances of the Weed Union Elementary School District last spring after county school officials found discrepancies in the district’s books. Assistant Dist. Atty. Timothy Pappas said then that officials were looking for potential misappropriation of a $30,000 grant.
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