California charter school staffers arrested in nearly 300,000 dollar embezzlement case

Two staffers at a charter school in California have been arrested after allegedly embezzling nearly 300,000 dollars from school funds, the New York Post reported. The arrests occurred at the International School of Monterey, located in the town of Seaside. [1]

School administrators were alerted to potential illegal activity after Terry Bumper, the former food services director for the school, placed a suspiciously large purchase order at Costco. The order included large quantities of eggs, bacon, and potatoes. [1][3]

According to the New York Post, a school administrator flagged the shopping spree, which led the Seaside Police Department to open an investigation. Police discovered that Bumper, age 42, allegedly embezzled 58,800 dollars from the school to purchase items for Flava 2 You, a personal catering business he launched in 2023. [1]

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates a global chain of membership-only retail warehouse stores and ranks as the third-largest retailer in the world. The investigation into the total 300,000 dollars in missing funds remains ongoing following the initial discovery. [1][3]