Craig Parks, former Dublin ISD Information and Technology Director, has been arrested on three First Degree felony charges allegedly stemming from financial crimes totaling over $1 million (over several years).
Parks, who resigned from DISD in July 2025 after being hired for a position with Glen Rose ISD, was arrested on charges of Theft by a Public Servant, Money Laundering and False Statement to obtain credit. He had served as the district’s IT Director since 2013.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by The Dublin Citizen, the investigation began in August 2025 when the Dublin Police Department was contacted by DISD Superintendent Melissa Summers for suspicion of illegal activity after being alerted by the new IT Director Drew Wiederkehr.
According to the affidavit, Wiederkehr noticed some questionable activity and documents on Parks’ district-issued computer.
Dublin Police Sergeant Jacob Ivie and Chief Cameron Ray reviewed a downloaded file containing pornographic search terms. None of these search terms involved child pornography, the affidavit states.
Further investigation by Wiederkehr revealed documents indicating that Parks had established a company named VoIP4EDU, LLC in New Mexico. At the time of the discovery, VoIP4EDU had been receiving payments for IT services completed at the district.
Within the investigation which was eventually taken over by the Texas Rangers at the request of Chief Ray due to its complexity, an operating agreement was found with Parks as the sole member of VoIP4EDU, the affidavit states.
A uniform residential loan application (2019) listing Parks’ residence in Stephenville had him reporting employment with both Dublin ISD and VoIP4EDU as a consultant with a hire date of Jan. 1, 2019.
Wells Fargo bank statements showed transfers from a VoIP4EDU business account into Parks’ personal checking account. Wells Fargo denied Parks a business platinum card addressed to the New Mexico business address. There was also a VoIP4EDU business checking account statement showing direct transfers into Parks’ personal account.
Preliminary records obtained through the school district in the course of the investigation include amounts paid by the school district to VoIP4EDU for $156,867 in Fiscal Year 2022, $107,300 in Fiscal Year 2023, $198,412 in Fiscal Year 2024 and $95,425 from Sept. 2024 through June 2025.
In the affidavit, Chief Ray explained that that these payments covered telephone systems, server co-location, equipment purchases and other IT services. There is no record of conflict-of-interest disclosure by Parks, and his use of a New Mexico business address appears to have been an attempt to obscure his ownership of the vendor company from the district.
Subpoenas were obtained on all of Parks’ bank records both with Wells Fargo and First National Bank of Dublin.
After a meeting with Summers, Business Manager Kassi Eads and Wiederkehr, both Summers and Eads were under the impression VoIP4EDU was a private company from which they were receiving IT services, according to the affidavit. During this meeting, Texas Ranger B.J. Hill requested and subsequently obtained all purchase orders, invoices, checks and payments made to VoIP4EDU and asked Wiederkehr to make a copy of all records contained on the computer used by Parks. The next day, according to the affidavit, when Wiederkehr went to make these copies, it was discovered the hard drive was now missing and had been removed sometime between the time that the files were originally discovered and the time they were to make the copies.
Upon further investigation through bank records, it was determined that Parks allegedly stole about $1.07 million from Dublin ISD, the affidavit outlines.
“The banking activity linked to this account does not appear to be that of legitimate business. The transactions show all the money being moved between multiple banking institutions, including First National Bank Dublin, Coinbase, Wells Fargo and Citizens National Bank,” the affidavit states.
One example identified in the affidavit details Parks allegedly charging the school district $30,000 for a VoIP system through VoIP4EDU when the district used a free service, according to the new technology director.
Within the affidavit, details indicate the funds were allegedly utilized in a variety of ways including mortgage payments to his home, airplanes and vehicles.
“The Dublin ISD Board of Trustees and the DISD administration are dedicated to being good stewards of the District’s Resources,” Superintendent Summers said. “Consequently, the District’s administration will continue to cooperate with local and state authorities as they continue with their investigation and prosecution of the case. The district would like to thank the prompt response and professionalism of the Dublin Police Department and the Texas Rangers as they conducted the investigation.”
Glen Rose ISD also released a statement stating Parks had been placed on administrative leave and the district was not aware of any allegations of illegal conduct or activity until Parks’ arrest.
Parks was held on a $150,000 bond in the Erath County Jail and posted bail Wednesday, Oct. 15.