Former Lynwood school official charged with embezzlement

By Stephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times
February 17, 2012

The Lynwood Unified School District’s former chief business officer was charged Thursday with embezzling more than $700,000 in public funds and filing false tax returns.

William Douglas Agopian, 60, of Santa Ana allegedly used the money from a district bank account to pay for tickets to professional baseball games, gas and his personal taxes over a four-year period, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

“The allegations do involve a significant violation of public trust involving funds that are intended for the students of the Lynwood Unified School District,” said prosecutor Dana Aratani.

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