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Former Williamsport teacher charged (Williamsport Sun-Gazette)
“She is the third known high school staff member in the last year to be arrested on charges of allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student while working in a school capacity.”
Fired sheriff’s deputy charged with attempting to solicit a minor (WJRT)
“A resident reported seeing a social media post in which a man — later identified as Salisbury — attempted to arrange a meeting with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.”
Columbus teacher arrested for taking up-skirt videos and photos of students resigns (The Columbus Dispatch)
“Foley was arrested Sept. 20 after admitting to having more than 5,000 images and more than 160 videos of child pornography on his cellphone and other electronic devices, according to Delaware County Common Pleas Court records.”
Fresno teacher arrested after child sexual material found, deputies say (KSEE/KGPE)
“Upon authoring a search warrant, detectives say they found numerous nude photos of young children in 30-year-old Hunter Carlis’ electronic devices.”
Chicago’s military education chief quietly resigned after ‘systemic failures’ involving student sex abuse (Chalkbeat)
“In February 2019, Baggio failed to notify state and local officials of the suspected abuse of a student at Roosevelt High School … . A JROTC instructor there continued to sexually abuse the student for another nine months before he was arrested, Chicago police records show, a pattern of abuse that included grooming, sexual intercourse, and threats to the student if she told anyone.”
Rochester City School District audit: Student grades inflated (WROC)
“Somebody needs to go to jail on this.”
Former Alabama Police Chief Indicted for Excessive Force and Lying to Investigators (U.S. Department of Justice)
“If convicted, Norris faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison for the alleged use of force and 20 years in prison for making a misleading statement.”
NY state’s top cop quietly investigated by Hochul’s office: ‘She doesn’t need another scandal’ (New York Post)
“Bruen, 59, allegedly declined to take any action against Tedesco, 60, when faced with multiple internal complaints about her integrity from other top police officials because of their relationship, sources close to the investigation said.”
Riverside County sheriff spent $66 million on overtime last year, dwarfing other county agencies (The Desert Sun)
“A deputy sheriff received more than $175,000 in overtime, amounting to 169% more than their base pay. And a sheriff’s lead investigator, a sergeant and a correctional deputy all earned more than double their base pay in overtime.”
Five Current or Former IRS Employees Charged with Defrauding Federal COVID-19 Relief Programs (U.S. Department of Justice)
“According to court documents, the defendants allegedly obtained funds under the PPP and EIDL Program by submitting false and fraudulent loan applications that collectively sought over $1 million. They then used the loan funds for purposes not authorized by the PPP or EIDL Program, but instead for cars, luxury goods, and personal travel, including trips to Las Vegas.”
State auditor critiques Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity (The Center Square)
“The Auditor General’s report says that the Office of Economic Opportunity did not have evidence to show its benefits for more than $260,000 annually paid to the Arizona Commerce Authority for administrative and technical services in fiscal years 2020 through 2022. It also said that the office allocated some of this money to federal programs in ways potentially inconsistent with federal requirements.”
New audit says San Diego’s Get it Done! app often gives inaccurate, incomplete or confusing information (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
“The audit says a key factor in low satisfaction ratings are [sic] the app frequently telling customers that their case is ‘closed’ when the problem hasn’t actually been solved.”