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The former head of the New York City Office of School Support Services and three executives of a defunct food service company were convicted on bribery, extortion, wire fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday.
A former Department of Education executive was convicted of taking bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to tainted food served to schoolchildren.
Prosecutors claimed that tNew York City public school students were served chicken drumsticks with thick-red liquid oozing out and tenders with pieces of metal in them.
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An alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving a former Education Department official led to dangerous portions being served at school cafeterias, prosecutors said Monday.
Eric Goldstein — the former head of the DOE's Office of School Support Services — is accused of taking bribes from the owners Somma Foods to turn a blind eye to the gross grub.