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Two Former Alabama Public School Superintendents Among Six Charged with Fraud Related to Virtual Education

Two Former Alabama Public School Superintendents Among Six Charged with Fraud Related to Virtual Education Posted on        Montgomery, Alabama – On Tuesday, February 23, 2021, six individuals appeared in court after being indicted on charges related to the fraudulent enrollment of students in Alabama virtual schools, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and Acting Special Agent in Charge Kori Smith of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General.             The defendants named in the indictment are: (1) Dr. William L. (“Trey”) Holladay, III, 56, a resident of Athens, Alabama and the former superintendent of the Athens City Schools district; (2) Deborah Irby Holladay, 57, of Athens and formerly employed by the Athens City Schools district; (3) William Richard (“Rick”) Carter, Jr., 45, also of Athens, currently the executive director of planning for Athens City

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6 Alabamans Charged in $7m Virtual Schools Fraud - Infosecurity Magazine

Six school officials in Alabama have been indicted over a scheme to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in state education funding by pretending to enroll private students into virtual schools. Federal prosecutors say educators in Athens City Schools and Limestone County Schools stole the identities of hundreds of private students and falsified enrollment records to make it appear as though the children were full-time attendees of virtual schools throughout the state.  By allegedly doctoring the records, the conspirators were able to obtain $7 million in state education funding for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 academic years. Private schools persuaded to take part in the conspiracy by sharing their students data were rewarded with laptops and access to online courses. 

Six Alabama educators indicted on conspiracy, fraud charges in alleged enrollment scheme

Six Alabama educators indicted on conspiracy, fraud charges in alleged enrollment scheme The Montgomery Advertiser 2/24/2021 Melissa Brown, Montgomery Advertiser © Mickey Welsh / Advertiser U.S. Attorney from the Middle District of Alabama, Louis Franklin Sr., along with representatives from the FBI, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General, the Alabama Department of Education and the Alabama Attorney General s office, announce a federal indictment during a news conference in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. Six former Alabama educators are facing dozens of conspiracy, identity theft and fraud charges in a wide-reaching federal probe into enrollment practices at virtual schools in the state.