Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lubby Navarro arrested; accused of stealing $100K with district cards

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God.

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Former Miami-Dade School Board member Lubby Navarro arrested; accused of stealing $100K with district cards

‘She knew better than to have gone down this very pathetic path,’ state attorney says

LOCAL NEWS
Rosh Lowe, Reporter
Hatzel Vela, Reporter
Amanda Batchelor, Digital Executive Producer
Chris Gothner, Digital Journalist
Published: January 11, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Updated: January 11, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Tags: Miami-Dade County, Crime

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Former Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Lubby Navarro was arrested Thursday morning.

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Thursday afternoon that Navarro, 49, made about $100,000 worth of unauthorized purchases on her district credit cards for personal purposes, like buying food, groceries, appliances, vacations and more.

According to jail records, Navarro was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 10:35 a.m. on charges of organized fraud of $50,000 or more, organized fraud of $20,000 or less, third-degree grand theft and second-degree grand theft. She was being held on a $2 million bond.

Navarro was appointed to the school board in 2015 by then-Gov. Rick Scott and announced in December 2022 that she would be leaving the school board. ... The charges stem from purchases made in 2022, officials said.

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[Marcus IM]

1. Cuban "exiles". Hard to rob the schools in Cuba. n/t

[Chainfire]

2. Don't folks know that sooner or later an audit is gonna getcha?