3 People Charged in Chicago Public School Payroll Scam

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Two Chicago Public Schools payroll workers have been charged with theft for allegedly creating $137,000 worth of bogus paychecks for other CPS employees, school officials said Friday.

A third CPS employee also was charged with theft for allegedly accepting some of the phony checks.

At least seven Chicago Public Schools employees received paychecks for time they didn't work as part of a scheme allegedly spearheaded by two employees, Tremaine Edwards and Mark France, CPS Inspector General James Sullivan said. Edwards and France received kickbacks for making the fake checks, Sullivan said.

The legacy of Alderman Fred Roti lives.A truly great moment in public education.Chicago voters don't seem to mind paying high property taxes for this kind of corruption.No word yet on Obama calling for reform in Chicago.