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August 25, 2008 |
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An investigation found that Professional Development Associates, Inc
("PDA") submitted four forged references to the DOE and thereby obtained
a contract through which PDA billed the DOE more than 1.7 million
dollars
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July 11,
2008 |
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Commissioner of Investigation Rose Gill Hearn and Special Commissioner
of Investigation Richard J. Condon announced that Eastco Building
Services , Inc through its attorney pleaded guilty
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June 25, 2008 |
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A School Aide assigned to JHS 126 in Brooklyn engaged in a pattern of
inappropriate behavior toward at least nine female students and one male
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June 5, 2008 |
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DOE Custodial Employees steal more than $60,000 in DOE funds over a
period of 5 year period
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May 29, 2008 |
|
|
An English teacher assigned to Richmond Hill HS in Queens was arrested
on charges of rape in the 3rd degree and endangering the welfare of a
child
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May 7, 2008 |
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|
A former School volunteer, Colin Leahy, assigned to PS 236 in Brooklyn
was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a
child. Leahy had inappropriate interaction with male students.
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March 27, 2008 |
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A math teacher, Derek Platov, assigned to IS 145 in Queens was arrested
for submitting falsified Jury Duty Certificate of Service to obtain
additional time off from work
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February
27, 2008 |
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|
A teacher assigned to Port Richmond High School on Staten Island, Dianne
Kinsella, misappropriated more than $2,000 in funds from the school's
robotics program
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February
25, 2008 |
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A teacher who had been assigned to JHS 190 in Queens, Bradley
Dieffenbacher, was arrested on the charge of the Use of a Child in a
Sexual Performance - a felony punishable by up to 15 years in state
prison and related crimes
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February
12, 2008 |
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An investigation found a DOE vendor, DynTek Inc., engaged a
subcontractor to service the DOE's Instructional and Information
Technology (DIIT) over a four year period in violation of its contract
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February 5,
2008 |
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An investigation found that School Secretaries Karen Boucher and Renee
Scriven, jointly and individually, siphoned more than $200,00 from
Garret A. Morgan Elementary School (PS 132) in the Bronx between
September 2002 and December 2005
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February 4,
2008 |
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Brenna Stewart, a 46 year-old DOE teacher who had been assigned to The
Bronx Leadership Academy was arrested on charges of forgery in the
second degree
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January 7,
2008 |
|
|
A statistical report detailing the number of investigations conducted by
this office in 2007 involving employees, individuals and companies doing
business with the DOE
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January 3,
2008 |
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A non-tenured teacher made sexual and harassing comments to
several 14-year old female students in the classes he was assigned to
teach and as a result was arrested on the charge of endangering the
welfare of a child
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December
11, 2007 |
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Lawrence Siegel, a 56-year-old retired assistant principal formerly
assigned to IS 72 on Staten Island, received massages from a 12-year-old
female student in his office at the school
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December 3, 2007 |
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A self-employed School psychologist who provided services to the DOE
submitted fraudulent documents and received more than $10,000 in funds
he was not entitled
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November
19, 2007 |
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A DOE temporary worker, Tyrone Avila, employed by TempForce submitted
fraudulent timesheets enabling him to receive in excess of $50,000 pay
for hours in which he did not work
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October 30,
2007 |
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An investigation found, a 58-year-old Social Studies teacher at
the Wagner, Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology, engaged in
sexual intercourse and other sexual activities with a female student and
a former male student from the school
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October 17,
2007 |
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A bilingual math teacher formerly assigned to the Richmond Hill HS in
Queens was arrested on two charges of criminal contempt in the 2nd
degree and for violating an order of protection issued in connection
with a pending criminal case
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October 9,
2007 |
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An investigation found Theodore Smith, a DOE teacher, threatened the
life of Jack Tillem, an arbitrator who was presiding at a disciplinary
hearing of 27 charges of misconduct concerning Smith's assignment as
a physical education teacher
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August 13,
2007 |
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An investigation found Shango Blake, Principal of IS 109 in Queens,
misappropriated $30,000 of school funds and had no reasonable
explanation for not paying bills for which the money had been collected
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August 8,
2007 |
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An arrest which was the result of an investigation found that Anthony
Casey, a 22-year-old School Aide, had engaged in sexual intercourse on
at least three occasions with a 13-year-old female student
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August 7,
2007 |
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An investigation found that Maritza Tamayo, Principal of the Unity
Center for Urban Technologies had a personal friend perform a Santeria
ceremony at the school during a break when no students were in
attendance
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August 2,
2007 |
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The principal of PS 91 in Brooklyn failed to report allegations of
sexual abuse which came to light following the arrest of a custodial
worker who later was cleared of all charges
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August 1,
2007 |
|
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An investigation into NYC DOE's construction of a library/resource room
at the Division of School Facilities central building located in Long
Island City, Queens
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|
July 24,
2007 |
|
|
A 49-year-old substitute teacher, Michael Williams, at Long Island City
High School in Queens was arrested on charges of endangering the welfare
of a child
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July 10,
2007 |
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|
A Special Education Teacher Support Services provider doing business
with the DOE submitted claims to the DOE totaling approximately $14,000
using the name of a retired male teacher who was never employed by the
center
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June 26,
2007 |
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SCI released a detailed 67 page report of an investigation into the
findings of a prior investigation conducted by the NYC DOE Office of the
Special Investigations ("OSI")
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June 25,
2007 |
|
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A paraprofessional assigned to the Hunter College Campus High School was
arrested for having sex with a 15-year-old female student on several
occasions at his home
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April 11,
2007 |
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A 46 year-old physical education teacher submitted false and altered
documents to excuse nine days of absences from work-one of which was
used to attend the sentencing of her mother, Lynne F. Stewart, at the
United States District Court in Manhattan
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March 7,
2007 |
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A 30-year-old teacher engaged in sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old
male student at JHS 166 in Brooklyn |
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February
28, 2007 |
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A 55-year old school secretary assigned to Queens High School for the
Sciences at York College stole more than$25,000 in DOE funds |
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February
14, 2007 |
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A 40-year old Speech teacher assigned to PS138 in the Bronx, provided
false address information to enroll two of her children at PS71 in the
Bronx even though the the family resides in Westchester County
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February
13, 2007 |
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A 52-year-old teacher unlawfully recorded conversations between other
DOE employees without their consent and wrote anonymous letters to
parents urging them to lodge complaints against them |
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February
7, 2007 |
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A Home Instruction Teacher received payment for claimed instruction to a
student who was deceased
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January 31, 2007 |
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A 51-year old former Spanish teacher remained on payroll for ten months
after his employment had ended |
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January 25, 2007 |
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A 63-year-old attorney and a hearing officer at Region 1 in the Bronx,
sexually harassed three female DOE employees
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January 11, 2007 |
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An investigation into allegations of financial irregularities concerning
Korean language at Bronx HS Science
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|
January 10, 2007 |
|
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Case Manager assigned to a DOE School Employee
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January 5, 2007 |
|
|
School aide assigned to Queens High School for Science at York College
behaved inappropriately toward female students
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January 4, 2007 |
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|
Year end statistics of 2006
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December
21, 2006 |
|
|
Personnel at the High School for Youth and Community Development
compromised the integrity of the june 2005 Living Environment Regents |
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December
12, 2006 |
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Occupational therapist Jay Sarkar and Poonam Batra,independent
contractors, submitted documents which falsely described services
provided to students
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November
28, 2006 |
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A 41-year old teacher at PS345 in Brooklyn engaged in a pattern of
inappropriate behavior toward six female students raging in age from six
to twelve
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November
16, 2006 |
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A self-employed Psychologist, who provided services for the DOE,
falsified assessment reports for 26 special education students and
received more than $10,000 in public school funds to which he was not
entitled
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November
14, 2006 |
|
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An investigation into fraudulent bidding schemes used by 13 New York
City Department of Education custodians, vendors, and vendor employees
in the purported purchase of cleaning supplies
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November 9, 2006 |
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A teacherassigned to the Acorn School for Social Justice in Brooklyn,
had inappropriate interaction with two male students at the school
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November 6, 2006 |
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A teacher at Philip Randolph High School, had inappropriate relationship
with a female student who was then 18 years old
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October 25, 2006 |
|
|
An investigation found SES providers failed to adhere to its contract
with the Department of Education
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October 4, 2006 |
|
|
An investigation found a Social Studies teacher assigned to JHS 259 in
Brooklyn, had an inappropriate relationship with and otherwise behaved
inappropriately toward two students
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October 4, 2006 |
|
|
DOE school teacher arrested for rape
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September
26, 2006 |
|
|
Two DOE teachers submitted fraudulent medical documentation on various
occasions to cover their sick days
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September
21, 2006 |
|
|
A former DOE psychologist knowingly and wrongfully accepted and used DOE
salary to which he was not entitled
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September
20, 2006 |
|
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Misconduct at the DOE Scan Center
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|
August 29, 2006 |
|
|
DOE psychologist arrested for falsifying student evaluation documents
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August 14, 2006 |
|
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DOE Employee Arrested for Stealing over $100,000 in Special Education
Funds
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July 25, 2006 |
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|
An investigation determined that Eastco and All Building engaged in
collusive bidding for three building repair contract, each worth $3.3
million dollars
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June 14, 2006 |
|
|
Low-income students who were eligible to take Advance Placement
Examinations free of charge were required by their schools to pay as
much as $52
per exam
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June 6, 2006 |
|
|
A Teacher attempted to take a leave of absence without pay to cover the
period of time that he would be incarcerated in New Jersey
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|
June 5, 2006 |
|
|
DOE Employee stole more than $10,000 in DOE funds through a scheme by
which she received reimbursement for items she never purchased or items
she returned
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May 11, 2006 |
|
|
A Principal arrested for theft of school funds
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May 11,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found that Sidney Massey, a former school principal,
put school children a t risk by allowing a volunteer unrestricted access
to the school
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May 1,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found a former Parent coordinator continued to receive
salary payments even after she had resigned
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April 24,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found
school personnel at PS122 in Queens compromised the integrity of the
process used to determine which students were eligible for free lunch
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March 7,
2006 |
|
|
An investigation found that certain SES providers engaged in
questionable business practices in dealing with the DOE
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|
February
14,
2006 |
|
|
A former Department of Education Principal and his wife, a DOE Teacher,
avoid paying NYC tuition
|
|
January 5,
2006 |
|
|
Year End Statistical Report of 2005
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|
December
12,
2005 |
|
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A Teacher claimed to be on military leave and deployed to New Orleans to
provide Hurricane Katrina relief when, in fact, he had traveled to
Brazil for personal reasons
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October 25,
2005 |
|
|
A payroll secretary abuses her position to defraud the DOE
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September
29,
2005 |
|
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A principal gives incorrect advice to parents about filling out lunch
applications
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September
21,
2005 |
|
|
Arrested a former school aide and custodial cleaner, Carlos Osario for
13,179.51 in long distance charges on a DOE account
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|
August 17,
2005 |
|
|
A teacher worked as the New York Scandia Symphony conductor while out
sick from her employment with the Department of Education
|
|
August 2,
2005 |
|
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A Department of Education Employee Arrested for Sex Abuse
|
|
July 22,
2005 |
|
|
A
Home Instruction Teacher Arrested for Grand Larceny
|
|
June 30,
2005 |
|
|
a teacher assigned to Benjamin Cardozo
High School in Queens, claimed to be sick when, in fact, he was in Japan
on a professional wrestling tour
|
|
May 5,
2005 |
|
|
16 DOE Custodians Arrested with a Vendor
|
|
May 3,
2005 |
|
|
SCI Advisory of an inappropriate relationship between a DOE teacher,
Barry Schenker, and a 19 year old female student
|
|
March 22,
2005 |
|
|
SCI Advisory of Arrested Teacher in Test Taking Scam
|
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February
1, 2005 |
|
|
SCI Report of DOE
Vendor and it's owner failed to pay prevailing wages and benefits which
included ghost employees
|
|
January 7,
2005 |
|
|
Two separate investigations which substantiated sexual encounters
between DOE employees and female students
|
|
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December
20, 2004 |
|
|
Two DOE Aides had sexual encounters with Students at Lehman HS in the
Bronx
|
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December
15, 2004 |
|
|
Two DOE Employees commit perjury during a suspension hearing involving a
13 yr old male student
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December
2, 2004 |
|
|
The Second Release regarding DOE Records found in the trash
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October
14, 2004 |
|
|
Report
on the Transportation of Disabled Public School Students by Ambulence
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September
29, 2004 |
|
|
Former
Street Academy HS Principal Mishandles Assault & Possible Sexual Abuse
Compliant
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September
21, 2004 |
|
|
Former
NYC DOE Local Instructional Superintendent Arrested for Filing Forged
Documents Relating to Her Credentials |
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August
26, 2004 |
|
|
Teacher
Arrested for Stealing Retirement Funds from the DOE |
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June
29, 2004 |
|
|
Investigation
Uncovers Time Abuse By NYC DOE Assistant Principals |
|
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March
5, 2004 |
|
|
Deputy
Chancellor Diana Lam is Caught Helping Husband Land $100,000 Position with
Education Department |
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October
1, 2003 |
|
|
Fingerprint
Technician Arrested For Identity Theft: Stole credit card information from
NYC Department of Education |
|
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|
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August
12, 2003 |
|
|
Report
of the Special Commissioner for Fiscal Year 2003 |
|
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|
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July
22, 2003 |
|
|
Payroll
Secretary Stealing from the NYC Department of Education |
|
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|
July
15, 2003 |
|
|
School
custodian receives plea deal in bid-rigging scam |
|
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|
July
2, 2003 |
|
|
NYC
Department of Education skilled trades repairman arrested for fraud, time
abuse |
|
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|
June
25, 2003 |
|
|
Investigation
uncovers time abuse by Department of Education workers |
|
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|
June
19, 2003 |
|
|
Seven
plead guilty in custodian case |
|
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June
11, 2003 |
|
|
Two
Public School Employees Arrested for Sexual Abuse: Teacher sexually abused
a 13-year-old boy and a Paraprofessional raped and sodomized a 13-year-old
girl |
|
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|
|
May
29, 2003 |
|
|
School
psychologist arrested for touching students |
|
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|
April
21, 2003 |
|
|
Kings
County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes announces arrest of Board of
Education employee for fraudulently collecting welfare benefits |
|
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|
|
March
11, 2003 |
|
|
Queens
H.S. teacher arrested for stealing from students |
|
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February
10, 2003 |
|
|
Nineteen
individuals indicted for receiving bribes and rigging bids on Department
of Education school contracts |
|
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January
14, 2003 |
|
|
Basketball
coach arrested for raping public school student |
|
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|
January
10, 2003 |
|
|
Substitute
teacher arrested for rape |
|
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|
|
January
9, 2003 |
|
|
Teacher
fined $7,500 for certifying the receipt of goods in a contract between her
husband's company and the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
|
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|
June
28, 2002 |
|
|
Salesman
Indicted for Bribery and Submitting False Bids in Connection with a BOE
Purchase - President of Office Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Felony
Antitrust Violation and Company Agrees to pay $400,000 in Civil Penalties |
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|
June
18, 2002 |
|
|
Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg And Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn Announce Appointment
of Richard J. Condon as Special Commissioner of Investigation
For the New York City School System |
|
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|
|
April
2, 2002 |
|
|
Edward
F. Stancik Memorial Scheduled |
|
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|
|
March
12, 2002 |
|
|
In
Memoriam Edward
F. Stancik December
2,
1954 - March 12, 2002 |
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January
14, 2002 |
|
|
Home
Instruction Teacher Arrested for Stealing Money from the Board of
Education
|
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|
December
11,
2001 |
|
|
Eleven
School Custodians Arrested for Kickback and Bid Rigging Scheme
|
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October
16,
2001 |
|
|
B.O.E.
Employee Arrested for Theft of Disaster Relief Supplies From WTC Site
|
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|
August 8,
2001 |
|
|
Home
Instruction Teacher Cheats Children Out of an Education and the Board of
Education Out of
Money
|
|
July 20,
2001 |
|
|
Assistant
Principal Found to Have History of Inappropriate Behavior with Students
|
|
June 28,
2001
|
|
|
Victims
on Trial: The Treatment of Sex-Abuse Victims and Victims of Other Serious
Crimes in Board of Education Student Suspension Hearings
|
|
June 27,
2001
|
|
|
Bad
Advice from Chancellor's District Contributes to a Failure to Report Sex
Abuse to the Police
|
|
June 21,
2001
|
|
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Doctor
who lost License due to Sexual Misconduct
|
|
June 8, 2001
|
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Failing
Students Promoted
|
|
June 4, 2001
|
|
|
Testimony
of Edward F. Stancik, Special Commissioner For The New York City School
District, Before the City Council
|
|
April 5, 2001
|
|
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Custodian
Uses NYC Board of Education Funds to Finance Personal Expenses
|
|
January
31, 2001
|
|
|
High
School Dean Sexually Abused a 15-year-old Male Student
|
|
November
20, 2000
|
|
|
Dangerous
Consequences: Officials at Brooklyn Technical High School Fail to Report
Armed Robberies to the Police
|
|
November
15, 2000
|
|
|
After
14 Arrests Teacher Still Employed by the N.Y.C. B.O.E.
|
|
November
1, 2000
|
|
|
Hijacked
On The Technology Superhighway: The Fleecing of District 29
|
|
September
21, 2000
|
|
|
Failure
to Report Serious Allegations at IS 278/M180
Schools
|
|
August 11, 2000
|
|
|
Investigation
Finds Additional Cheating by Educators at CESS 88 in the Bronx
|
|
May 2, 2000
|
|
|
Cheating
Continues in City Schools
|
|
March
16, 2000
|
|
|
Enrollment
and Attendance Manipulation at Brandeis HS
|
|
December
7, 1999
|
|
|
Wide
Spread Educator Misconduct Reported on Standardized Test
|
|
June
30, 1999
|
|
|
Riker's
Island School Inflates Enrollment
|
|
April 28,
1999
|
|
|
B.O.E.
Intern Gets Paid for Seven Years without Working
|
|
April
15,
1999
|
|
|
An
Investigation into Community School District 14
|
|
March
2, 1999
|
|
|
School
Administrators Mishandle Recovery of Loaded Hand Gun from 8-year old
Student
|
|
February
11, 1999
|
|
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CSA
Contracting Corporation
|
|
January
21, 1999
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