KESQ News Channel 3 has confirmed the name of a Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher under investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
Carissa Carrera is a teacher for the district and also serves as the Coachella Valley Teachers Association’s President.
Neither the Sheriff’s Department nor the district has officially named Carrera as a subject of the investigation but News Channel 3 has confirmed the information of high public interest independently.
The Sheriff’s Office told News Channel 3 on Monday it was conducting a financial crimes investigation involving a teacher’s alleged misuse of district funds but did not detail the alleged abuse.
We reached out to other CVTA board members for comment. CVTA Treasurer, Joshua Nebgen responded with a personal statement saying teachers don’t have access to district funds.
Nebgen said, “… if a mistake was made it would have been with the CVUSD District Office.”
Nebgen added that the allegations are, “a transparent attempt to stop CVTA’s political actions and to discredit and defame union leadership.”