A REPORT FROM THE STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE SAYS ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS MAY HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME. THE REPORT SAYS MAESTAS ALTERED A RECEIPT TO GET REIMBURSED FOR 342 DOLLARS IN AIR DUCT CLEANING AT HER HOME. THE RECEIPT MADE IT APPEAR THAT THE MONEY PAID FOR CARPET CLEANING AT LA PROMESA CHARTER SCHOOL WHICH MAESTAS FOUNDED.
THE REPORT ALSO SAYS MAESTAS INDICATED SHE PAID CASH BECAUSE THE SCHOOL’S BUSINESS OFFICERS WERE AWAY AT A CONFERENCE…BUT THAT CONFERENCE HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN PLACE THE MONTH BEFORE.
