New Irving ISD trustee admits pleading guilty to forgery in 2004 case

Although he told voters he had no criminal record, Irving ISD’s new school board member once pleaded guilty to forgery.

Dinesh Mali, who won the District 4 seat in May, was led out of a California family court in handcuffs a decade ago — accused of signing his wife’s name on a paper dismissing their divorce.

Charged with felony forgery, Mali pleaded down to a misdemeanor and served three years probation.

After learning of Mali’s past from The Dallas Morning News last week, district officials said it won’t prevent him from serving as a trustee. But some wished he’d disclosed his record himself.

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150622-new-irving-isd-trustee-admits-pleading-guilty-to-forgery-in-2004-case.ece

[font color=330099]It's a questionable decision why the voters in Irving would elect someone who had no children in the school district.[/font]