Former Levelland housing agency head pleads guilty to federal embezzlement charge
LEVELLAND — The former director of the Levelland Housing Authority pleaded guilty this week to a federal embezzlement charge.
Cecilia Chavez faces a punishment of up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution payments after pleading guilty to a federal felony count of theft of government funds of more than $1,000, admitting to embezzling about $39,000 from the Levelland Housing Authority over five years using its credit card.
Court documents state she had been the housing authority’s executive director since February 2007.
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However, agents learned through their investigation that Chavez spent $39,000 of housing authority funds for her own benefit from January 2011 to June 2017.
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