Posted on 03/25/2018 8:39:19 AM PDT by EinNYC
They cheated the kids.
John Dewey HS students got credit for sham “Project Graduation” classes in a grade-fixing scheme that robbed them of their education, according to a new state audit that also slams the city for shrugging off the findings.
The Brooklyn school’s “make-up” and “credit recovery” courses failed to meet a slew of requirements — letting many students improperly graduate, says the blistering audit sent to the city on Friday and provided to The Post.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
It’s the Odungo way....cheat and get $$$$$
Should anyone be surprised at grade inflation/falsification when school funds are linked to student performance?
Sorry but things like this happen when the majority of your students are not really educable beyond the 5th grade level.
There was an article on NPR back in 2007 that said only 25 percent of high school freshmen in Detroit go on to graduate......
So if the 9th, 10th and `11th graders have already dropped out, the only ones that they are counting are the active seniors. Of course the graduation numbers would go up.......
“Any teacher who tries to teach and grade honestly will be threatened, harassed, given fake poor evaluations or brought up on specious charges. “ — exactly right.
Then there are the obama refs that do not allow “racial disparities” in punishment, suspension or expulsion, so the lunatics know they can run the asylum with impunity. It’s almost impossible to learn anything in a school with zero discipline.
You wouldn’t want these feral losers to not have a HS diploma, would you...you racisss!
These are the kiddies that are out there parading around and putting on Hollyweird scripted shows at the National Cathedral Theater, Hair Care and Tire Repair center in the District of Corruption. They say they are ready to run the country because we are “too old.”
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Examples of document falsification
On behalf of The Sanchez Law Firm, LLC posted in White Collar Crimes on Thursday, December 29, 2016.
Document falsification is a serious matter. Someone convicted of this act could face heavy fines or years of imprisonment, possibly both. There are many ways to falsify documents. For instance, if you answer questions on a form by providing false information or use company letterhead without authorization, you could run afoul of the law. Forging a signature comes under this category as does the act of altering, concealing or destroying records.
Trying to alter the facts
The act of altering records is an example of document falsification, which is a white-collar crime. Sometimes, the effort is quite sophisticated, but to a trained investigator, this kind of illegal activity is often easy to detect. Sometimes, it is found that record entries do not match properly or that the records have been completed by the same person every day of the year, indicating that this sterling individual never takes a vacation or a weekend off. The investigator might see that the handwriting is always the same and that the same pen is always used in completing the records, which leads to the assumption that the documents were completed in organized batches.
White-collar crime explained
The definition of white-collar crime is simple: it is a non-violent, financially motivated misdeed, which is committed by business or government professionals. Sociologist Edwin Sutherland coined the phrase in 1939, calling it a crime “committed by a person of respectability.” Today, the term encompasses a number of illegal activities, including fraud, insider trading, embezzlement, cybercrime, identity theft and forgery, among others.
The popularity of real estate forgery
A comprehensive example of document falsification is real estate forgery, which appears to be on the rise. This is a scheme whereby a homeowner’s signature is forged on a property deed so that the forger can claim title to the property being transferred. The forger uses false identification to get the deed notarized. Once that is done, the scammer gets the deed recorded and uses it to take out a mortgage loan, then disappears with the funds. In due course, the bank starts foreclosure proceedings against the real homeowner, who, of course, had no idea a scam had occurred.
Establishing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Passed in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act aims to protect investors from corporate wrongdoing, such as fraudulent accounting activities. Certain provisions apply to privately held companies and speak to the willful act of destroying evidence to impede a federal investigation.
Criminal penalties
According to Chapter 73 of title 18 of the United States Code under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, anyone who knowingly falsifies documents to “impede, obstruct or influence” an investigation shall be fined or face a prison sentence of up to 20 years. While it sets expanded requirements for U.S. public companies and accounting firms, the act takes nothing away from other state and federal laws and regulations that speak to the alteration or destruction of documents, whether they be in tangible or electronic form. If you are interested in learning more about this type of malfeasance, or if you feel you are the victim of document falsification, you can contact an attorney experienced in matters involving white-collar crime.
1663. Protection Of Government Property — Protection Of Public Records And Documents
The taking of a public record or document is prohibited by 18 U.S.C. § 641. The destruction of such records may be reached under 18 U.S.C. § 1361. In both instances, however, proving a $100 loss, the prerequisite to a felony conviction, may be difficult. Thus, neither of these statutes adequately protects government records.
The necessary measure of protection for government documents and records is provided by 18 U.S.C. § 2071. Section 2071(a) contains a broad prohibition against destruction of government records or attempts to destroy such records. This section provides that whoever: willfully and unlawfully; conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates or destroys; or attempts to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate or destroy; or carries away with intent to conceal, remove, mutilate, obliterate or destroy; any record, proceeding, map, book, paper, document or other thing deposited in any public office may be punished by imprisonment for three years, a $2, 000 fine, or both.
There are several important aspects to this offense. First, it is a specific intent crime. This means that the defendant must act intentionally with knowledge that he is violating the law. See United States v. Simpson, 460 F.2d 515, 518 (9th Cir. 1972). Moreover, one case has suggested that this specific intent requires that the defendant know that the documents involved are public records. See United States v. DeGroat, 30 F. 764, 765 (E.D.Mich. 1887).
The acts proscribed by this section are defined broadly. Essentially three types of conduct are prohibited by 18 U.S.C. § 2071(a). These are: (1) concealment, removal, mutilation, obliteration or destruction of records; (2) any attempt to commit these proscribed acts; and (3) carrying away any record with the intent to conceal, remove, mutilate or destroy it. It should be noted that all of these acts involve either misappropriation of or damage to public records. This has led one court to conclude that the mere photocopying of these records does not violate 18 U.S.C. § 2071. See United States v. Rosner, 352 F. Supp. 915, 919-22 (S.D.N.Y. 1972).
Subsection (b) of 18 U.S.C. § 2071 contains a similar prohibition specifically directed at custodians of public records. Any custodian of a public record who “willfully and unlawfully conceals, removes, mutilates, obliterates, falsifies, or destroys (any record) shall be fined not more than $2,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both; and shall forfeit his office and be disqualified from holding any office under the United States.” While the range of acts proscribed by this subsection is somewhat narrower than subsection (a), it does provide the additional penalty of forfeiture of position with the United States.
Title 18 contains two other provisions, of somewhat narrower application, which relate to public records. Section 285 prohibits the unauthorized taking, use and attempted use of any document, record or file relating to a claim against the United States for purposes of procuring payment of that claim. Section 1506 prohibits the theft, alteration or falsification of any record or process in any court of the United States. Both of these sections are punishable by a $5,000 fine or imprisonment for five years.
They must have picked up some insight from UNC (University of No Classes),
This is the usual liberal institutions being liberal, rules do not apply to them.
Anybody care to guess their political affiliation?
You can not give them what they do not want.
All it takes is 1 US Attorney with balls and a desire to UPHOLD EXISTING LAWS!! All of this can end overnight if there was actually an honest US Attorney
WHERE IS THE DEMAND FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INVESTIGATIONS ????
They’re missing the point It’s not guns or the NRA It’s policies which had cops standing outside while killing was going on or some nut getting a gun the FBI knew he wasn’t suppose to... Plus a whole raft of other stuff
THE MEDIA IS DOING THIS BECAUSE
THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED
STOP SPREADING THE CABLE SWILL MILLS POISON
DEMAND STATE AND FED INVESTIGATION ON THE POLICIES WHICH CAUSED THIS
http://www.theusmat.com/index.htm
While some of this has been revealed chiefly through the talk show circuit. They have limited resources to conduct thorough investigations They may not view it worthy of devoted airtime. The shooter here was allowed by policy to do what he did and there must be more episodes of permissive examples Those policies which have put kids going to that school in danger only been briefly mentioned not used as a counter which it should be to the media’s agenda.
You're talking about a state with Commie Cuomo as governor, Commie Eric Schneiderman as attorney general, no doubt actively aiding and abetting these NYC school officials, Socialists Schumer & Gillibrand as our senators, former immigration attorney ("Let's hear it for the rights of illegals!") Grace Meng as Congresscritter and Commie Comrade DeBlASSio as mayor. So please tell me, entrapped by multiple layers of the foulest slime as described above, how an "honest" U.S. attorney might be found to do this.
The same krap was going on at Parkland if those policies were made an issue instead of guns and the NRA which the media was allowed to do it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise.
(That's not to say that a decent percentage didn't become acceptable or better teachers, but the lag in re-testing, and accrediting them would still create an immediate demand problem.)
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