Marlene Draper
Marlene Draper
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San Juan Capistrano resident represented Area 2, which covers portions of San Juan Capistrano and Mission Viejo, and the Ladera Ranch and Las Flores areas. First elected in 1988 and returned to office in 2004 for a term ending November 2008.
Draper was an anti-reform, Fleming-era trustee and one of the greatest proponents and defenders of CUSD's notorious misspending, facilities blunders and culture of corruption. Her misconduct as a trustee was condemned multiple times by the Orange County Grand Jury, Orange County District Attorney and an independent investigator. She is an admitted serial law-breaker, having committed the worst violations of the California open meetings law seen by state experts in 25 years. A 1990-1991 Grand Jury Report exposes the deep roots of, and players like Draper who were behind the CUSD culture of corruption. Fortunately, this disgraced old guard trustee was removed from office before her last term expired when she was overwhelmingly defeated in a humiliating June 2008 special recall election.
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