A former clerk at Desert Hot Springs High School was freed on $10,000 bond Tuesday pending arraignment next month on charges of embezzling nearly $350,000.
According to court records, Deneen Kuhlman was charged last week with embezzlement by a public official.
An arrest warrant was sought but rescinded after she posted bond, though it was unclear if she was ever jailed.
Kuhlman was employed by the Palm Springs Unified School District for 20 years. She resigned her administrative position this past winter — soon after a forensic audit uncovered alleged evidence that hundreds of thousands of dollars had been misappropriated, PSUSD officials said.
The matter was referred to the Desert Hot Springs Police Department, culminating in an investigation that led to the filing of a criminal complaint by the District Attorney’s Office.
PSUSD officials said Kuhlman handled transactions from accounts assigned to the high school’s United Student Body, a youth-managed civic affairs organization.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Otis Sterling set Kuhlman’s arraignment for Sept. 26.
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