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PA Charter School CEO Stole School Funds From US Government: FBI, Usdoj
A charter school's CEO and President stole funds from a federal grant program that was meant for the school where he worked, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Leonard Hart, 50, of Mount Wolf, the CEO and principal of Lincoln Charter School in York has been charged with felonies for the theft, according to the release on Wednesday, August 3.
Hart "obtained by fraud and misapplied approximately $6,400," starting in May 2018, United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam alleges.
During that time, the school received grants funded by the U.S. Departm…
More Details Emerge After PA Teacher Killed In Front Of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter: Police
New details are emerging about a dispute between neighbors that ended in a murder-suicide.
Erin Michelle Walker, 36, was shot dead by her neighbor, Daniel Berry, 59, in an apparent murder-suicide in the 400 block of Hill Street in Spring Garden Township around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 21— she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May, 22, according to the York County coroner’s office.
Her killer, Berry, was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a separate release from the coroner’s office.
It is now known that Walker’s 3-year-o…
Beloved PA Teacher, Mom Slain By Neighbor Outside Her Home: Authorities
A popular central Pennsylvania teacher has died after she was shot by her neighbor during a domestic dispute turned murder-suicide on Saturday, May, 21, authorities say.
Erin Michelle Walker, 36, was shot dead by her neighbor, Daniel Berry, 59, in an apparent murder-suicide in the 400 block of Hill Street in Spring Garden Township around 6:15 p.m.— she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. on Sunday, May, 22, according to the York County coroner’s office.
Her killer, Berry, was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the coroner announced in a separate re…
PA Teacher, Mom Killed By Neighbor In Murder-Suicide Outside Her Home: Authorities
A popular high school teacher was shot dead by her neighbor following a domestic dispute outside her home on Saturday, May 21, according to a release by the coroner's office.
Spring Garden Township police were called to the report of the shooting in the 400 block of Hill Street around 6:15 p.m., according to a release by the department.
Two people were found with gunshot wounds— Daniel Berry, 59, who shot the teacher was found dead at the scene— and the beloved mom and teacher, Erin M. Walker, 36, of Spring Garden Township, was found critically wounded, laying on the ground next to …
Philly Area Janitor Gave Students Candy Then Sexually Assaulted Them, DA Says
A 23-year-old middle school janitor has been arrested for sexually assaulting two student in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities said.
Rushon "Shawn" Drayton, of Paoli, abused students ages 14 and 15, while working at the Valley Forge Middle School, and got friendly with them by handing out candy, Chester County DA Deborah Ryan said.
Drayton was charged with multiple counts of institutional sexual assault and other related charges, then released on $50,000 bail. Authorities believe there may be more victims.
On April 10, the mother of a 14-year-old Valley Forge student at co…
