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Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal
Real 'Bad Education' Superintendent Speaks Out About HBO Movie, Hugh Jackman's Portrayal Frank Tassone, the disgraced former Long Island school superintendent whose embezzlement scheme was chronicled in a new HBO movie, "Bad Education," has responded to the weekend release of the film. The plot of the film centered on Tassone’s larceny scheme at the Roslyn School District in Nassau County, in which more than $11 million was embezzled through the school district during his tenure before he was ultimately busted and arrested. The scandal was uncovered by a student reporter investigating the district’s budget who had previously been encouraged by Tassone to dig deeper into what wa…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District
ICYMI: HBO Chronicles Superintendent's $11M Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District A new HBO movie called Bad Education is not only based on a true story, but one that was far too real for taxpayers in a suburban school district in the area who were scammed out of millions of dollars. After being credited with bringing a Long Island school district unprecedented prestige, especially for a rise in early college admissions, the superintendent and his assistant became embroiled in an embezzlement scandal. The superintendent of the Roslyn School District, Dr. Frank Tassone, played by Hugh Jackman, was eventually arrested in an $11.2 million larceny scandal, that als…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Bad Education: HBO Movie Chronicles Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District Bad Education: HBO Movie Chronicles Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District
Bad Education: HBO Movie Chronicles Embezzlement Scandal At Suburban NY School District A new HBO movie called Bad Education is not only based on a true story, but one that was far too real for taxpayers in a suburban school district in the area who were scammed out of millions of dollars. After being credited with bringing a Long Island school district unprecedented prestige, especially for a rise in early college admissions, the superintendent and his assistant became embroiled in an embezzlement scandal. The superintendent of the Roslyn School District, Dr. Frank Tassone, played by Hugh Jackman, was eventually arrested in an $11.2 million larceny scandal, that als…

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by Joe Lombardi