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Friday, October 09, 2015

Ex-CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett to plead guilty in bribery scheme

The former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, will plead guilty to charges in an indictment released Thursday that alleges she steered more than $23 million in no-bid contracts from CPS to her former employer, authorities said Thursday.

U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon made the announcement at a news conference Thursday. He declined to discuss the details of any plea agreement, including possible prison time.

Fardon said Byrd-Bennett and others “entered into a scheme to secretly profit from schools.”

Byrd-Bennett — Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s handpicked choice — becomes CPS’ first chief executive officer to face criminal charges in connection with her job. Federal authorities have been investigating the most controversial of those contracts — a $20.5 million no-bid CPS deal for principal training, the largest in recent memory — for more than a year.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2015 at 4:33 PM

    Obama is ordering her to be Supreme Court Justice...All Hail to King Obama!!!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    Hey, it's Chicago.... very similar to PG County.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 9, 2015 at 7:39 PM

    What a POS

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  4. Obama Crooked BastardoOctober 9, 2015 at 8:10 PM

    Rahm Emanuel handpicked CEO, Oh what a supprise?! The Ladder of Crooked Slimey "Community Organizers" Leads All the Way to the White House. Now we can see"Da Real Trickle Down Effect". Hey Yo, Keep cheering, Sheeple!!!

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