Overview
- Prosecutors filed two felony wage theft counts, two felony tax evasion counts, one misdemeanor tax evasion count and one felony embezzlement count.
- Dawson was arraigned on Jan. 20 at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.
- The complaint alleges 2024 wage theft involving 47 teachers and staff, along with embezzled retirement contributions from six teachers.
- Officials say he failed to file required tax returns while deducting payroll taxes from paychecks and using those funds for his benefit.
- A civil judgment totals $687,986.42, the DA’s Worker Protection Division is pursuing the case, Dawson works as an assistant principal in Lathrop, and authorities are seeking additional victims.