State v. Hatley

ELMORE, Judge.

Defendant Vernon Webster Hatley (defendant) became the Senior Director of Transportation for the Wake County Public School System (the school system) in 2001 and was responsible for both school bus operations and budgeting. During the 2003 and 2004 fiscal years, defendant participated in a

scheme to obtain money or property in excess of $100,000 in value from the Wake County school system by signing and allowing the submission of false invoices to the school system, for which no parts or products were purchased from Barnes Motor and Parts Company, Incorporated, at the time…