Police arrested and charged 37-year-old Amanda Karpus, the board’s former vice president, on Jan. 11 on charges related to forgery.Court records filed on April 21 said Karpus will not face any charges and the matter is “being referred back to the Parma Municipal Court for an agreed resolution”.Court dockets indicate the alleged offense occurred Sept. 8, 2022.dictates charges related to forgery are anywhere between a fifth-degree and a second-degree felony.
Officials with the Parma Police Department said the case has been forwarded to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office in an update on Jan. 13. There are allegations that Amanda Karpus misused a credit card that was the property of an athletic booster club where she was the president. When this was discovered, she allegedly created a forged document to cover up the fraudulent purchase. She is currently the Vice President of the Parma City School District Board of Education. Her case has been forwarded to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office for further action.
“We are aware of an investigation into one of our members. We cannot comment on this matter as it is both personal and a pending legal matter. Our focus as a board is and will continue to be the success of our students and moving our school district forward.”Copyright 2023 WOIO. All rights reserved.