Houston school employee accused of scamming $34,450 from students
A Houston-area school employee is accused of taking $34,450 from students, and using the money to gamble, after telling them the funds were for their tuition.
According to documents filed in Harris County District Court on Friday, Tony Ho, 60, took the money from 24 students at the Renaissance School of Excellence, a Houston charter school, from March to July. He now has a felony theft charge. Renaissance is at 4141 Southwest Freeway.
Ho, who was hired as a marketing liaison and wasn't supposed to collect funds from students, gambled with the money at a casino in Louisiana, according to court documents.
After a school official accused him of taking the money in July, Ho worked out an agreement with the official to pay back $2,000 a month, court documents show. The complaint against Ho states he stopped after paying $4,000.
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