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| Vendor in Detroit schools corruption case lived like a king | |
| 2016-04-20 | |
| [USATODAY] In 2002, Norman Shy was settling into his new, custom-built mansion in Farmington Hills, Mich. -- complete with an indoor lap pool, massive marble foyer, paneled library, movie theater and nine bathrooms. Life was good for the school supply vendor. But behind the glamour was a scammer, prosecutors allege in a federal criminal case, and he would go undetected for years.
... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... school corruption case lived for years while allegedly cheating the Detroit Public Schools out of millions of dollars with the help of 12 principals and one administrator. Shy's home was featured in a Michigan House Envy article in the Detroit Free Press in 2013. He sold the home in November 2014. According to court documents, principals used Shy as their school supply vendor for items such as chairs, workbooks and paper, but the supplies rarely made it to the classrooms. In return for their help, the principals allegedly received $1 million in kickbacks that came in all forms: payments made to sham companies that the principals had created, cash, gift cards and house repairs, including a new roof and gutter work for one administrator. Detroit Public Schools unknowingly paid for it all, prosecutors allege, claiming Shy was the biggest benefactor of all. Over 13 years, he billed the district $5 million, of which $2.7 million was ill-gotten, they say. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 It's Detroit. The city is run by race hustlers who feel they're just taking what's "due" them. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2016-04-20 11:37 |
| #2 In other words, government as a criminal conspiracy. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-04-20 09:08 |
| #1 That level of corruption would indicate a deep corrupt network including accountants, auditors, administration committee members... |
| Posted by: Airandee 2016-04-20 07:24 |