A dozen current and former Detroit schools principals have been charged in a $2.7 million bribery scheme involving kickbacks for fraudulent invoices, federal prosecutors revealed.
The prosecutors accused Norman Shy, 74, owner of Allstate Sales, with submitting false invoices to Detroit Public Schools and then using part of the payments from the school district as kickbacks to school principals with whom he allegedly conspired, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office statement.
Prosecutors accused 13 school officials – 12 current or former Detroit school principals and an assistant superintendent – in the scheme in which Shy received $2.7 million from Detroit Public Schools and the school administrators received $908,518 in kickbacks.
"It is a heavy blow to public confidence when so many school principals are charged with bribery," said U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade. "Public officials should take note that while it may seem easy to take bribes when they are offered, officials who betray their public trust will eventually get caught and will face the consequences."
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6 comments:
Some sick puppies in that school district!
And, let me guess; they still have their jobs?
8:24 PM No, Silly. They do not still have jobs. They retired with pensions!!
Let's see how many get jail time, have to pay restitution and retain their ridiculous pensions.
I hope that the IRS gets to have its way with these fools for not reporting the additional income. For starters, a full audit going back a full seven years.
Another city run by democrats, run into the ground.
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