Cobb school board terminates laptop deal with Apple

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has more information on scheme to defraud the taxpayers in Cobb County.The tax increase was presented as a classic bait and switch.

• Apple got the contract even though it appears the company did not initially make the final cut of companies to be considered.

• Central Office staff "refused to tell the truth" to Kessler's investigators. "The responses by the personnel conveyed misleading information in certain aspects and false information in others," the report stated. "Those responsible clearly wanted to create a false impression of the results of the negotiation to justify thier decision."

• There were "discrepancies" in record-keeping to tie the deal together.

The amazingly low ethics of the public sector.