GEORGETOWN, DE - The Delaware Attorney General has announced the arrest of a former Sussex Central High School principal on multiple charges including forgery, theft, and official misconduct.
According to AG Kathy Jennings’ office, Judith Brittingham, 46, was indicted for allegedly falsifying overtime and mileage compensation payments to an Indian River School District paraprofessional with whom she later had a romantic relationship.
Prosecutors say Brittingham arranged for 159 false overtime shifts for the paraprofessional totaling over $15,000 in undue pay between April 4, 2022 and May 30, 2023. Brittingham disclosed the payments after Sussex Central High School officials became aware of the romantic relationship between Brittingham and the employee in 2024.
The false overtime records resulted in mileage overpayments of just over $600 as well, according to investigators. Jennings’ office says they believe these payment forms were submitted on behalf of the paraprofessional without his knowledge or permission.
"No one is above the law or beneath justice,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “Public employees who break the law are harming taxpayers, themselves, and good public servants whose work is undermined when the public trust is eroded. I am grateful to our prosecutors and the Delaware State Police for their dedication as we move forward with this case.”