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View Comments Authorities say while Denise Birdwell was running the Higley Unified School District, she was lining her own pockets with money she got in a kickback scheme involving school construction.  The Attorney Generals Office said the four were involved in a fraud scheme tied to rigged contracts that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Prosecutors accused Birdwell of taking payments for helping a company win a bid for building two middle schools in 2012. Birdwell also misspent $6 m...

Ex-Higley and Scottsdale schools superintendent Denise Birdwell, 3 others indicted in kickback scheme Robert Anglen, Arizona Republic © Michael Chow/The Republic Scottsdale Unified School District superintendent Denise Birdwell Authorities say while Denise Birdwell was running the Higley Unified School District, she was lining her own pockets with money she got in a kickback scheme involving school construction.  The Attorney Generals Office said the four were involved in...

An investigation by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office has found former Higley superintendent Dr. Angela Denise Birdwell, her close associate, Kay Hartwell Hunnicutt, and two Higley vendors, Gary Aller and Steven Nielsen may have violated State procurement laws. The investigation requested by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office found that the violations stem from a $2,557,125 Project development services contract. The Auditor General Office submitted its report to the Arizona Attorney G...