FCPS Employee Charged with Embezzlement and Computer Fraud
Franconia Police District – Detectives from our Financial Crimes Unit have charged a Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Finance Technician with Embezzlement and Computer Fraud.
On April 21, detectives launched an investigation after receiving information from the FCPS Auditor General of potential misappropriation of funds by an employee at Hayfield Secondary School. After a thorough investigation, detectives determined that Stephanie Gale, 45, of Lorton, had embezzled over $40,000 from the school.
Detectives obtained warrants for Gale and she turned herself in to the Adult Detention Center on June 1. She was charged with Embezzlement and Computer Fraud, both felonies, and released on an unsecured bond.
Gale has been suspended from her position with FCPS following her arrest. She has been employed with FCPS since 2021.
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