Former Taft Finance Director LeeAnn Goben will pay $15,752.08 in restitution and a $5,000 fine, according to the 36th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Former Taft Finance Director Leeann Goben was sentenced to 5 years probation
Goben pleaded guilty Sept. 1. On Tuesday, 156th District Judge Boyd Bauer sentenced her in seven cases, according to First Assistant District Attorney R. Kyle Hinkle.
Two of the cases are third-degree felonies, and Bauer gave Goben 10 years in prison on each. The other five are state jail felonies, and he gave her two years on each. All seven sentences are probated to five years of probation, according to the district attorney’s office. That means Goben will not go to prison as long as she completes her probation. Hinkle said the sentences will run at the same time.
How KRIS 6 News first reported the case
Goben resigned as finance director on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, KRIS 6 News reported. In her resignation letter, she told the city council the job’s demands had become too much.
City Manager Ryan Smith told 6 Investigates the bank had called him about charges that looked personal. He told KRIS 6 News that the person involved had admitted to it. Mayor Leonard Vasquez told KRIS 6 News the city had started an internal investigation into its purchasing cards…