PHOENIX – An Arizona father has been indicted for allegedly forging receipts to collect more than $4,000 in Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program funds through his child’s account.
Shawn Hantke has been indicted for forging receipts to collect money through his child’s ESA account.
According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, between December 2024 and August 2025, the father, Shawn Hantke, submitted three forged receipts to the Arizona Department of Education for musical instruments. Each receipt also contained a shipping tracking number that was for a delivery made before the order was alleged to have been placed.
In total, Hantke was reimbursed more than $4,000.
A grand jury indicted him on one count of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, a Class Two Felony, and three counts of Forgery, a Class Four Felony.
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