ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ANALEE MAESTAS HAS RESIGNED. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS, WHO HAD CALLED FOR MAESTAS TO STEP DOWN IN LIGHT OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED MISMANAGEMENT AT THE CHARTER SCHOOL SHE FOUNDED.
THAT INVESTIGATION BY STATE AUDITOR TIM KELLER FOUND THAT MAESTAS’ DAUGHTER, THE FORMER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER AT LA PROMESA EARLY LEARNING CENTER, HAD DIVERTED ALMOST HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE SCHOOL INTO HER PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNT. ANALEE MAESTAS CLAIMS SHE KNEW NOTHING OF ANY CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
