Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com |
Former Cleveland and Chicago public schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, still serving a sentence for a kickback scheme, was also allegedly involved in a plan to direct a $6 million contract to friends, according to a report from the inspector general.
Byrd-Bennett, who led the Cleveland Metropolitan School District from 1998 to 2006, is under house arrest after leaving prison to serve the rest of a four-and-a-half year sentence after pleading guilty for guiding $20 million in contracts to a former employer, in violation of school contract rules. She received kickbacks for steering those contracts.
Convicted former Cleveland, Chicago schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett allegedly steered $6.3 million contract to friends, inspector general report finds
A new report released on the actions of former Cleveland and Chicago public schools leader Barbara Byrd-Bennett claims she channeled a $6 million dollar contract to friends, in volition of the