A Caldwell County Jury returned a guilty verdict on 13 felony counts relating to embezzlement at the Tri-County R-7 School District at Jamesport.
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Dana Lee Maxwell, 43, a former secretary and bookkeeper at the school, was convicted of receiving stolen goods and forgery by a jury in Caldwell County Thursday. The 12 person jury deliberated three hours before making a unanimous decision of guilty to 13 felony counts. Ms. Maxwell was charged with misappropriating funds in the amount $151,073 during an audit in 2015. She was employed by the district from May 2012 to August 2015. Each charge carries a sentence from five to 15 years.
She remains free on $100,000 until the sentencing on September 7 by Judge Thomas R. Alley.