The Office of the Radford City Commonwealth's Attorney has released information regarding a recent embezzlement investigation.

According to a release from the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, Virginia State Police was investigating an incident of financial irregularities within a Radford City Schools cafeteria account.

During their investigation, police discovered that long-time director of food services, Lenora Williams, who passed away in 2017, had used this account to make hundreds of unauthorized purchases, according to the release.

Police say Williams embezzled a grand total of $261,295.24.

Methods she used to gain access to these funds include falsified audit reports, money taken from student meal plan accounts and inflated numbers for the free and reduced lunch program.

According to the release, much of Williams' embezzlement began in 2010 and continued throughout the next seven years.