PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An Arizona mother plead guilty in court to collecting ESA voucher funds after moving to Texas, becoming the latest case raising questions about oversight of the state’s education program.
Amanda Elizabeth Maestas took a guilty plea with the Attorney General’s Office and must pay $28,433.19 in restitution to the ESA Program and will serve a term of supervised probation. State education auditors spotted the problem and referred the case to the State Attorney Generals office.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne said Maestas was part of the ESA program and collecting money for her child while living in Arizona…