JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The former financial secretary for H.W. Byers High School pled guilty to embezzlement.

State Auditor Shad White said Dana Walker was initially arrested in February 2022 by Marshall County School District Police. The case was then turned over to the Office of the State Auditor for further investigation.

According to White, Walker embezzled $39,471.70 in school activity funds that she collected from students and staff between August 2020 and February 2022. She was employed as the school’s financial secretary and was entrusted with receiving, documenting, and depositing all school activity funds. This includes various items such as senior dues, athletic uniforms, parking decals, transcripts, and funds received from school sponsored fundraisers.

Walker will be sentenced by the Marshall County Circuit Court on August 13, 2024.

Suspected fraud can be reported to the Auditor’s office online by clicking the red button at www.osa.ms.gov or via telephone during normal business hours at 1-(800)-321-1275.