From The Morning Call -- July 26, 2005 Parent/teacher group treasurer charged with embezzlement The Morning Call Over a 23-month period, police said, the treasurer of a parent/teacher organization at Neidig Elementary School in Quakertown embezzled $20,460 from a fund used to pay for student field trips and purchase books. "It's sad that something like this can happen," said Quakertown Community School District Superintendent Jim Scanlon. "That takes money away from projects for the kids." John DeMatteo, 43, of 445 E. Broad St., Quakertown, was charged Tuesday with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and tampering with records or identification. He was arraigned before District Judge C. Robert Roth and released on his own recognizance. According to Sgt. Don Bender of Quakertown police, DeMatteo has a child at the school and is an accountant, but currently unemployed. He was appointed treasurer of Neidig's Parents Aiding Learning Association, or PAL, on May 3, 2003. http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-theft0726,0,4352807story?coll=all-news-hed Back To Guvment Skool Page 7 COPYRIGHT "DUHMAG.COM" 2005