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"An internal audit of Albuquerque Public Schools\u2019 activity funds has shed light on misspending and suspicion of check fraud.Of the 86 audits, a couple stood out: the student activity fund at Albuquerque High School and suspicion of check fraud at Mitchell Elementary.An investigation into the Mitchell Elementary fraud is underway by APS police. In that instance a bookkeeper noticed a $4 check issued to a parent for the refund of a lost library book that had been located. It was turned into a $1,500 check that was cashed, but not by the parent.In the instance of the Albuquerque High activity fund, more than $19,000 raised by the student body was used to pay for a trip to send seven students and four adults to attend the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., in 2013.\u201CWhen you're talking just strict activity funds though it's obvious that not all the procedures are being followed and things are falling through the crack and at the end of the day the school takes the hit for those mistakes,\u201D said Kathy Korte, of the APS Audit Committee.Of the 86, four instances included possible waste and abuse of funds.\u201CAs far as I'm concerned, there's no question that we need to be looking at how we are monitoring our accounts at each school,\u201D said Korte. \u201CWe have a lot of challenges though to be honest with you.\u201DAnother report had to do with the Rio Grande High School cheer coach and her handling of club money.The internal audit found what was happening could be considered fraud, waste or abuse, but before they could question the coach, she resigned.Lastly, the Eisenhower Middle School choir program was requested by APS leadership because of a large amount of funds being raised by students. The results of that audit found everything was above board.\u00A0VIDEO: APS Audit"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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