Judge sends case to trial after hearing testimony the former principal acknowledged taking cash out of an office safe at Royal Oak High School.
After the prosecution described former Royal Oak High School principal Michael Greening as being in "dire financial trouble" Monday morning, Greening's case was sent straight to trial in the Oakland County Circuit Court. Greening is alleged to having taken between $2,000 and $40,000 from Royal Oak's student activities fund and was placed on administrative leave in December 2011. Earlier this year, Greening was arraigned on two counts of felony embezzlement. After hearing testimony during a preliminary hearing in 44th District Court, Judge Daniel Sawicki ruled there was probable cause to hold Greening's case over to the Oakland County Circuit Court for trial. Testimony began Monday morning with Cheryl Goodgine, the school district’s human …
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The judge adjourned the preliminary examination for one week after hearing testimony from almost a dozen witnesses of alleged financial irregularities at Royal Oak High School during the time Michael Greening was principal.
A teacher, a club sponsor, a parent, and a coach were among the witnesses Monday morning that described alleged financial irregularities at Royal Oak High School during the time former principal Michael Greening was the building's top administrator. After hearing more than three hours of testimony during a preliminary examination in 44th District Court, Judge Daniel Sawicki adjourned the hearing until 9 a.m. Aug. 13. The ex-principal is charged with two counts of felony embezzlement, each carrying a maximum five-year penalty and/or fines. Greening, who resigned from all employment with the school district effective June 30, is alleged to have taken between $2,000 and up to $40,000 from the school's student activities funds. The student …
ROHS Hockey Fan
2:46 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
How does a man so beloved by his students, steal from them? You're right Carmella, the students are the losers! Shame on you Mike Greening! And it looks like the students will never see that money again. What a shame. more ›