MPS bank impersonation scam, district CFO status unclear

Schools lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scam. And new tonight, what happened to the district's chief financial officer? The district initially lost $450,000 to a bank impersonation scam. MPS says it recovered more than half of that money, but is still trying to get back the remaining $195,000. The superintendent says they learned of the bank fraud on Monday and then appointed an acting CFO on Tuesday. Question is, what happened to the actual chief financial officer? Fox 6's Jason Kelby asked. Where is the chief financial officer right now? I don't know where she is right now. I mean, is she still with the district? She is still with the district. We're finishing our investigation, and then we'll make determinations. So is she on, like, a leave then? She is currently not with the district, and we are... We are looking and finishing our investigation right now. So is it linked with the fraud, linked with the CFO's office? Well, I can't speak to personnel matters, as you know, but once that's finished, we will make sure that we are transparent in that process and give everybody information about the investigation, what we found, and what new controls we're putting in place. And also, if you see there, after that, remarks there from... Brenda Casalias, the person who had served as CFO since September of 2024, was brought in to help fix money management issues. We've been reporting on those. Fox's investigators obtained her personnel file. It shows that last year, the superintendent gave her a notice of concern. MPS says she is still employed with the district right now. Cloudy, chilly outside. Felt like a chilly kind of a day, meaning a bowl of chili. A bowl of chili would be nice, yeah. Holly, tonight's a good night to stay inside. It definitely is a great night to stay inside.