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Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 11:52 AM Mar 2016

Feds charge 12 Detroit school principals with bribery

Source: Detroit Free Press

A dozen current and former principals in the Detroit Public Schools system are facing federal bribery and fraud charges, according to court records.

The charges are expected to be announced later today by the the U.S. Attorney's Office at a news conference. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade will be joined by FBI and IRS officials at the news conference.

Besides the 12 principals, an administrator and a school district vendor are also those facing charges.

The announcement comes nearly two months after ex-principal Kenyetta Wilbourn Snapp, who was hailed as a once-rising education star and turnaround specialist in Detroit Public Schools, pleaded guilty to bribery. Snapp admitted she pocketed a $58,050 bribe from a vendor and spent it on herself while working for the embattled Education Achievement Authority, a state-formed agency that was supposed to help Detroit's most troubled schools. . .

Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/03/29/feds-charge-9-current-and-former-detroit-school-principals/82375712/

As if my hometown doesn't have enough troubles.

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Feds charge 12 Detroit school principals with bribery (Original Post) Faygo Kid Mar 2016 OP

Chicago, too. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #1

Barbara McQuade is a gem.... llmart Mar 2016 #2

I hope they lock them up and throw away the key. Akicita Mar 2016 #3

Over 13 years of corruption from ONE vendor. Why some states are broke today. Sunlei Mar 2016 #4

It would be a miracle if their commander was indicted. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #5

If these accused took resources from children kacekwl Mar 2016 #6

Exactly Akicita Mar 2016 #7

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

1. Chicago, too.

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:02 PM

Mar 2016

We had our superintendent (picked by Rahm) who was little more than a self-dealing thief. The company that she had worked for ended up getting no bid contracts of $23 MILLION.

https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/exchicago-schools-chief-pleads-guilty-in-federal-corruption-scandal/84429383-5d6a-43d9-a933-a5d5e00f9aed

Before she scammed Chicago out of millions, she scammed Cleveland AND Detroit. Byrd Bennett pled guilty to several felonies as a result, and put even more egg on Rahm's face.

llmart

(15,546 posts)

2. Barbara McQuade is a gem....

Reply to Faygo Kid (Original post)

Tue Mar 29, 2016, 05:55 PM

Mar 2016

I believe she was appointed by President Obama (correct me if I'm wrong). I heard her speak once to law students at the law school where I worked and she was inspirational.

Detroit - so many bad stories here.