Las Vegas teacher gets probation for stealing pandemic education money

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A teacher admitted that she stole tax dollars set aside to help students. Andrea Fuentes-Soto pleaded guilty to felony theft in Clark County District Court Wednesday. As a result of the plea deal, she received probation.

When Judge Ron Israel asked Fuentes-Soto whether she would like to comment in court, she declined and offered no apology.

Conditions of the plea deal include a suspended sentence of 12 to 60 months while Fuentes-Soto will remain on probation for up to two years. Judge Ron Israel told her that she would need to provide access to all of her electronics to Parole and Probation officers.

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