LIMA — An Allen County grand jury handed up theft charges alleging an employee of the Shawnee Local School District stole more than $56,000 from the district and an affiliated booster organization.
Kimberly Hall, 54, of Lima, has been charged with theft in office, a third-degree felony; grand theft, a fourth-degree felony; and money laundering, a third-felony.
Hall was a secretary at Shawnee Middle School before she took a position as facilities administrative assistant. She also served as treasurer of the Shawnee Baseball Boosters Association.
An investigation by the Auditor of State’s Public Integrity Assurance Team discovered that Hall used these positions to steal $34,400 from the school and $21,798 from the booster group.
To conceal the theft, Hall made $14,347 in unexplained deposits into booster bank accounts.