ATLANTIC CITY (June 10, 2015) – An Atlantic City school principal was charged today with theft and official misconduct, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.
Concluding a year-long investigation, Detectives of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Official Corruption Unit served summons complaints this afternoon to Lakecia C. Hyman, 41, at her home on the 100 block of New Bridge Road, Egg Harbor Township, for the charges of:
Official Misconduct—a crime of the 2nd degree, and
Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Property Received—a 3rd
degree crime.
The State alleges that, while serving in her capacity as Principal of the Uptown School Complex in Atlantic City, Hyman collected and retained over $10,000 in cash and checks intended for Uptown Complex fundraising accounts, and kept the money as her own.
Hyman was suspended from her employment with pay by the Atlantic County Board of Education in February 2014.
A 2nd degree crime carries a potential penalty of 5-10 years of incarceration in New Jersey State Prison; the potential penalty for a 3rd degree conviction is 3-5 years in prison.
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These charges are merely an accusation and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, a charged
defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.