US EditionGeorgia school chief indicted for alleged kickback scheme in Illinois school district
Horton faces 17 federal charges including wire fraud and tax evasion for allegedly receiving $85,000 in kickbacks while superintendent in Illinois, officials said.
- Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly taking kickbacks from contracts while at Evanston/Skokie School District 65, along with three others: Antonio Ross, Samuel Ross, and Alfonzo Lewis.
- The indictment claims Horton received kickbacks from contracts while superintendent at Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and failed to disclose this on a required form.
- He faces additional charges of tax evasion for not reporting income from the kickbacks and using a school procurement card for personal purchases.
- The DeKalb County Board of Education has placed Horton on paid administrative leave and plans an internal investigation, while Horton's attorney expressed confidence in his integrity.
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The Center SquareFormer board member expressed concerns about indicted DeKalb superintendent
(The Center Square) – A former DeKalb County School Board member told The Center Square in 2023 she had concerns about Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton, who is accused of taking kickbacks while he was a superintendent in Illinois.
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Upstract‘Hate Crime’ School Superintendent Is Indicted for Fraud
Three years ago, two sixth graders were accused of committing a hate crime in Evanston, Illinois. In March, The Free Press published my investigation into the incident, which found that the accusations were exaggerated and unfounded.At the heart of the story was Devon Horton, the former school superintendent for Evanston/Skokie School District 65. He erroneously described three nooses found in a schoolyard as “a deliberate and specific incidence…
DeKalb County Schools Chief Indicted In Illinois Kickback Scheme
DeKalb County’s school superintendent faces federal charges for allegedly running a kickback operation at his previous job that funneled more than $80,000 into his pockets while defrauding two school districts. Why It Matters: Devon Horton still leads one of Georgia’s largest school systems while facing 17 federal counts that could send him to prison and […] The post DeKalb County Schools Chief Indicted In Illinois Kickback Scheme appeared first…
Ex-superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 at center of federal corruption indictment
The former superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District 65, a former Chicago Public School principal, a current CPS employee and another man were all indicted Thursday for an alleged kickback scheme involving service contracts.The federal indictment centers on Devon Horton, who is currently the superintendent of DeKalb County School District in Georgia. Horton was placed on administrative leave Thursday, according to a statement on the scho…
Georgia superintendent Devon Horton indicted on wire fraud charges in Illinois, officials say – CBS2 (Chicago)
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois alleges that Dr. Devon Horton steered contracts to companies owned by three of his life-long friends while superintendent of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65; He then received kickbacks worth around $85,000. The indictment identifies the other three defendants as Antonio Ross, principal of Chicago's Hyde Park Academy; Alfonzo Lewis, the athletic director of Hyde Park Academy …
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