Commerce City – The founder and director of finance of the Community Leadership Academy in Adams County faces felony theft and embezzlement charges after she allegedly stole $72,000 from the charter school.
An arrest warrant was issued for Katie Squair, 51, on Wednesday and she surrendered to Commerce City police. Squair is free on $10,000 bond.
A three-month investigation of Squair by police and the Adams County District Attorney centered on checks, wire transfers and debits involving the school, according to the DA’s office. The school, with an enrollment of 300 students, opened in August.
Squair faces two counts of felony 2 theft, two counts of felony 3 computer crime, one count of felony 4 theft, one count of felony 5 embezzlement of public property and one county of misdemeanor theft.
