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Jun 26, 2009 2:28 pm US/Central

Dallas School District Settles Bribery Case

DALLAS (AP) ― Federal authorities say the cash-strapped Dallas school district has agreed to financial penalties to settle claims that it abused a government program that provides Internet access to lower-income schools.

The settlement announced Friday requires the district to abandon more than $150 million in requests for federal funding and pay $750,000. The district faces a $30 million budget shortfall.

The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Dallas say the school district engaged in noncompetitive bidding practices and accepted improper gifts from vendors, including free use of a yacht.

The E-Rate program uses telephone fees to provide needy schools and libraries the funds to pay for hardware and monthly Internet connection fees.

William Coleman, one of the key figures in the case, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to influence members of a grand jury and was sentenced last year to probation.

The district's former technology chief, Ruben B. Bohuchot, was convicted last July of bribery charges in the case.

 

 

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