Ex-Higley and Scottsdale schools superintendent Denise Birdwell, 3 others indicted in kickback scheme
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 General's Office said the four were involved in a fraud scheme tied to rigged contracts that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Prosecutors accus...