Former Superintendent of Santee Community Schools Convicted of Theft of Money
A former Superintendent of Santee Community Schools has been sentenced for his role in theft of government funds for a grant program.
By News Channel Nebraska
LINCOLN - A former Superintendent of Santee Community Schools has been sentenced for his role in theft of government funds for a grant program.
According to authorities, 63-year-old Paul Sellon was the Superintendent of Santee Community Schools from 2010 to 2014.
During this time, Sellon contracted an educational consulting business owned and operated by an associate of his.
The consultant was paid to provide services to the schools with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act School Improvement Grant.
Sellon told the consultant that a portion of the grant funds should go to him.
Sellon received more than $300,000 of grant funds from the arrangement.
He was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for Theft of Government Money and ordered to pay restitution to the U.S. Department of Education.