Federal Court Finds Man Guilty of Wire Fraud in $44.6 Million Scheme Involving Closed Indiana Online Schools

Former Online Charter School Director Guilty in Fraud Scheme

INDIANAPOLIS — A former Indiana Virtual School director was found guilty of federal wire fraud charges for his role in a scheme to defraud the Indiana Department of Education. A federal jury convicted Phillip Holden of 17 counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy. Investigators said Holden and three other former school officials […]

Federal court finds man guilty of wire fraud in $44.6 million scheme involving closed Indiana online schools

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man has been found guilty of multiple federal wire fraud charges for his role in a scheme to defraud the Indiana Department of Education through two former online charter schools. According to documents obtained by FOX59/CBS4, Phillip Holden appeared in United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Thursday, [...]

Former director of Indiana Virtual Charter Schools convicted in $44 million phantom student fraud scheme

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal jury has convicted Phillip Holden, the former administrative director of the shuttered Indiana Virtual School (IVS) and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy...