Mayor of the Town of Superior, Jayme Valenzuela, has been indicted by a State Grand Jury on one count of Theft, a class 5 felony. The Superior Town Council hired an auditor who determined that Mayor Valenzuela used the town’s debit card on eight separate occasions to obtain a total of $2,300 in cash between August 2013 and December 2014.
Two of the withdrawals were at the Wild Horse Pass Casino, and the other six withdrawals occurred at various bank machines in Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Upon completion of the audit, Valenzuela repaid the funds.
Valenzuela was served with a summons to appear in court on August 04, 2016.
Valenzuela also worked in the Pinal County Jail as a commander. After reviewing the indictment, Sheriff Babeu immediately notified Mr. Valenzuela his employment with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office was terminated. Mr. Valenzuela served as an “at-will” employee, which carries no rights to appeal the decision.