Politics & Government

Records Show Early Release for Jeffrey Hubbard

The recently fired superintendent of Newport-Mesa Unified was sentenced to 60 days in jail, but is expected to be released next month. He could have received up to five years in prison for misappropriating public funds.

Jeffrey Hubbard, who was recently fired as superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, was sentenced Thursday to 60 days in jail, but records show he may be released sooner than that.

According to a document on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Information web site, Hubbard's projected release date is March 16.

Hubbard, 55, was ordered to spend 60 days in jail, receive three years of  probation and pay a $6,000 fine. In addition he was ordered to pay $23,500 in restitution to the Beverly Hills Unified school district and to complete 280 hours of community service.

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Last month, an L.A. County Superior Court jury found Hubbard to a female employee -- -- while he was superintendent of the Beverly Hills Unified School District. The jury acquitted him of a charge involving another employee. He faced up to five years in state prison. 

Prosecutors said Hubbard OK'd a $20,000 stipend and $500 monthly car allowance to  Christiansen, a former facilities director for Beverly Hills Unified. Hubbard took five months of voluntary paid leave to prepare for his defense and at N-MUSD in June.

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Christiansen, who was tried separately last year, was convicted of four counts of conflict of interest for negotiating contracts between the school district and a firm with which her company had a consulting agreement, and for backing a school bond measure that benefited her firm. She was sentenced Jan. 5 to four years and four months in state prison, but was allowed to remain free on $400,000 bail while her appeal is pending.


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