U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, the FBI and the IRS announced bribery charges against several current and former Detroit Public Schools principals, an administrator and a school supplies vendor.
Many of the criminal complaints allege the defendants received thousands of dollars worth of kickback payments in dealings with the school supply vendor known as Allstate Sales.
According to the criminal complaints, the principals approved fraudulent invoices from the vendor in order to receive payment from DPS for supplies that were ordered. The vendor reportedly provided cash, checks or gift cards to the principals in many cases as kickbacks, instead of delivering the full amount of supplies that were ordered.
The kickback payments for all of the defendants total more than $800,000. US Attorney Barbara McQuade said in a press conference that DPS suffered a loss of $2.7 million in the scheme.
View the Criminal Complaints Below:
Ronald Alexander Felony Complaint
Beverly Campbell Criminal Complaint
Josette Buendia Felony Complaint
Gerl Ma Johnson Felony Complaint
Stanley Johnson Felony Complaint
Tia Von Moore Patton Felony Complaint
