Former Nakorotubu District School Manager, Kelevi Salauca has been convicted by the Tavua Magistrates Court for one count of obtaining a financial advantage.
Resident Magistrate Timoci Qalinauci convicted Salauca after finding that the FICAC had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The charge relates to four cheques totalling $3,700 that were signed and cashed from the school's Free Education Grant account between 1st and 31st December 2017.
During the trial, FICAC presented evidence that Salauca failed to follow the approved procedures for withdrawing and using Free Education Grant funds, including obtaining prior approval from the School Management Committee.
The court accepted that a separate fifth cheque was used to purchase a new brush cutter and repair an existing school-owned brush cutter.
However, the court found that Salauca failed to produce receipts or other supporting documents to account for the remaining withdrawals and did not provide a satisfactory explanation for the unaccounted funds.
The matter has been adjourned to the 22nd July for sentencing.
