CHICAGO (AP) -- The former head of the nation's 3rd largest school district has pleaded guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks. Barbara Byrd-Bennett entered her guilty plea Tuesday in federal court. Her attorney said just hours after the former Chicago Public Schools CEO was indicted on Oct. 8 that she would plead guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors. She was never arrested. The 66-year-old ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- The former head of the nation's 3rd largest school district has pleaded guilty to charges in an alleged scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks. Barbara Byrd-Bennett entered her guilty plea Tuesday in federal court. Her attorney said just hours after the former Chicago Public Schools CEO was indicted on Oct. 8 that she would plead guilty as part of a deal with prosecutors. She was never arrested. The 66-year-old ...
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