Reneto Serro, 43, alleges he was abruptly sidelined and stripped of his duties in the DOE's School Food division after it emerged he leaked photos of the dodgy lunches.
Eric Goldstein, who headed the New York City Education Department s Office of School Support Services, was found guilty of extortion, conspiracy and bribery on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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