East Texas school employee gets 2 years for stealing $300,000 for trips to Disney World

Former East Texas school employee sentenced after stealing $300K of school funds for trips to Disney World

TRINIDAD, Texas (KETK) -- A Southeast Texas man was sentenced on Thursday to federal prison after stealing funds from Trinidad ISD to purchase trips to Walt Disney World. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Texas, Brandon Delane Looney, 39, of Orange, pleaded guilty to theft from a program receiving federal funds and was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Officials said Looney stole almost $340,000 from Trinidad ISD betwee…

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East Texas school employee gets 2 years for stealing $300,000 for trips to Disney World

"Trinidad ISD is one of the poorest school districts in Texas and suffered adverse financial consequences as a result of Looney’s theft," the news release said.