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Ex-school clerk admits scamming CPS out of money for Disney cruise in midst of Byrd-Bennett scandal
Ashley Beard pleaded guilty to one wire fraud count Thursday. She was first charged as part of a larger fraud investigation involving former Brennemann Elementary School Principal Sarah Jackson Abedelal.
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Former CPS principal pleads guilty in overtime-fraud case
Sarah Jackson Abedelal pleaded guilty to wire fraud Thursday before U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, according to U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Joe Fitzpatrick.
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Ex-CPS principal admits defrauding district of hundreds of thousands of dollars
The former principal of a North Side elementary school admitted Thursday to her role in a pair of fraud schemes that prosecutors say cost the Chicago Public Schools hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Former Brennemann Elementary School principal pleads guilty to fraud scheme at CPS
Abedelal, the former head of Brennemann Elementary School, is one of six people charged so far with scamming CPS through phony overtime claims and bogus orders for ink, paper and other printer supplies.
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Federal fraud case expands in CPS investigation involving securing iPhones and prepaid gift cards for personal use
A clerk for a South Side school has been indicted in an expanding federal fraud case involving an alleged scheme to falsify orders for supplies to provide iPhones and prepaid gift cards to officials for personal use.
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School clerk latest to face federal charges in CPS fraud investigation
Also facing charges in a related case are former Brennemann Elementary School Principal Sarah Jackson Abedelal, former business manager William Jackson and former Assistant Principal Jennifer McBride.
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