California School Staffers Busted in $300K Embezzlement Scheme After Massive Costco Breakfast Order Blew Their Cover

Two staffers at a Central Coast charter school have been arrested after allegedly embezzling nearly $300,000 from school funds.

The International School of Monterey in Seaside were alerted to the illegal activity after Terry Bumper, the school’s former food services director, placed a suspiciously large Costco order for eggs, bacon, and potatoes.

A school administrator flagged the exorbitant shopping spree, which led Seaside Police to uncover that Bumper, 42, had embezzled $58,800 from the school by ordering products he used in his personal catering business, Flava 2 You, which he launched in 2023.

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His alleged misuse of money led the school to uncover another massive fraud, according to investigators.

Chief Financial Officer Rosa Segura allegedly siphoned more than $238,000 from school funds to pay for personal expenses, including luxury vacations, restaurants, spas, and online shopping, authorities said.

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Bumper was arrested for felony embezzlement on Sept. 24, and the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office formally filed felony embezzlement charges against him on Oct. 20.

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