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Alabama family sues Athens, Limestone officials over virtual schools scheme

The family of an Alabama private school student filed a lawsuit against public school officials Tuesday, alleging their child’s right to privacy was violated when officials fraudulently enrolled the child in public school without their knowledge. The family hopes to make the case a class action and has asked the court to certify on behalf of all students whose identities were allegedly stolen .

Alabama school funding fraud case: Updates on 6 indicted educators

Alabama school funding fraud case: Updates on 6 indicted educators AL.com 4 hrs ago © Mike Cason The Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Montgomery. Three men embroiled in a virtual schools fraud scheme now have pleaded guilty to federal charges. David Webb Tutt, a retired Marengo County football coach; Tom Sisk, former superintendent of Limestone County Schools; and Greg Corkren, who ran a company used to obtain public money for inflated enrollment numbers to the co-conspirators, each changed their plea from not guilty earlier this month. A federal magistrate accepted their changes of plea Thursday. In a virtual hearing, Tutt’s lawyer said that Tutt had agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against remaining defendants if needed.

Former head of Alabama school district pleads in fraud case

Former head of Alabama school district pleads in fraud case April 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A former head of an Alabama school district has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge. Tom Sisk, former superintendent for Limestone County Schools, entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in Montgomery to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. He appeared by video teleconference in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerusha T. Adams, multiple news agencies reported. Sisk is one of six people facing charges in an alleged multi-million dollar scheme. Prosecutors said the indictment alleges that the defendants were involved in a complicated scheme to fraudulently enroll students in public virtual schools. Private school students were wrongly counted as being enrolled in online classes through public schools to boost attendance by hundreds and obtain additional state funding, the indictment said.

Former Limestone Co. Superintendent pleads guilty in fraud case

Former Limestone superintendent set to plead guilty in fraud case