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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (717006)	12/6/2005 3:45:23 PM
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Indicted school chief stays for now By Daniel Scarpinato ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona \| Published: 11.30.2005 advertisement The indictment of Santa Cruz County's school superintendent has left some uncertainty in the Southern Arizona school office. There's nothing requiring Robert Canchola to step down from his $56,400-a-year position in light of the indictments because he's an elected official, said Deputy County Attorney Holly Hawn. Canchola, a Democrat first elected in 1992 and once mentioned as a possible candidate for Congress, was charged Monday with embezzling at least $25,000. The county is staying out of the issue, she said, since the indictments are against Canchola, not his office. The county does have a role "in terms of trying to give any assistance to ensure the school superintendent's office functions normally," Hawn said. The Arizona auditor general said Canchola misused, stole or had a conflict of interest in awarding money to others, including his parents' Canchola Group Inc. and McDonald's franchises. Owner Jose Canchola is a community icon who worked his way from the fields to running a holding group that owns fast-food restaurants in Tucson and Nogales. The audit also charges that Robert Canchola used the money to pay wedding expenses, make car payments, repair his Jeep and contract with his wife's consulting company. Robert Canchola won re-election a year ago in an unopposed race. Neither Canchola returned calls Tuesday. County school superintendents are generally low-profile positions that funnel money from the state level to districts, are responsible for students who are not in school district boundaries and oversee school board elections. The six-employee superintendent's office in Santa Cruz county has a budget of $1.24 million, according to the Santa Cruz County finance office. Canchola is scheduled to appear in Santa Cruz Superior Court on Monday. If he does resign, it will be up to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to appoint a replacement, Hawn said. The three board members did not return messages to their office Tuesday.