Former Schools Chief Sentenced for Funds Theft
A retired superintendent of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District has pleaded guilty to misappropriating public funds on personal expenses.
Gerald Frederick Davis, 58, was given the maximum fine Monday of $10,000 and three years’ probation, said Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. In addition, he can no longer seek public employment and was ordered to repay the district more than $6,000.
Davis, who was superintendent from 1991 to 2003 and now lives in Melbourne, Fla., was accused of using public money for personal expenses, including travel by his wife.
Also Monday, former Manhattan Beach school board member Mary Agnes Rogers, 63, pleaded not guilty to one felony count of misappropriating public funds. Rogers, whose case is unrelated to Davis’, is expected in court May 2 to schedule a date for a preliminary hearing.
Rogers, who lives in Manhattan Beach, could receive up to four years in prison if convicted.
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