Lund, 54, of 5143 S. Oceana Dr., New Era, faces one count of embezzlement by a public official over $50 and one count of stealing/retaining a financial transaction device (credit card) without consent.

A Michigan State Police press release indicates that school funds had been used inappropriately for personal purchases dating back to 2008 when Lund was the Oceana High School principal and continued on through his tenure as superintendent. Items purchased allegedly include a treadmill, big screen television, a lawn mower, three Apple brand iPads and numerous fuel purchases utilizing the school’s fuel account. The amounts total almost $14,000, Oceana County Prosecutor Terry Shaw said.

“These are the allegations,” Shaw said.

The investigation began after school board officials contacted the state police following internal audits that showed irregularities in school accounts. Shaw said the allegation involving the television is that Lund paid for it himself and had it delivered to Oceana High School when he was the principal. Shaw said Lund later took the television home, but had received reimbursement for it from the school district. He said the school also paid for the treadmill, but Lund had it delivered to his home. Also while he was the Oceana High School principal, Shaw said Lund had a school-issued fuel card for that building, but allegedly began using it again this past summer nearly a year after he became superintendent. School officials were tipped off to the fuel card’s use after bills began arriving at Oceana High School, Shaw said.

Lund was placed on paid administrative leave Dec. 8, and he resigned his position Dec. 21. Shaw said Lund has been very cooperative throughout the investigation, and all school property has been returned.