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Sweewater Trustee Takes Plea Deal, Resigns from School Board in Corruption Scandal

Effective Thursday, Sweetwater Union High School District Trustee Arlie Ricasa will resign from the school board, district officials announced Wednesday.

Ricasa took a plea deal and admitted to one misdemeanor count for accepting gifts and not reporting them on state-mandated forms, according to NBC San Diego.

A Mar Vista High School graduate, Ricasa had been on the school board since 1998. An appointment will be made to fill her seat on the school board.

About a dozen current and former South Bay school officials are scheduled to face charges related to pay-to-play politics in February.


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