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Vera Liddell Allegedly Stole $1.5M in Chicken Wings From Illinois Schools
New York Post ^ | 1/31 | Ben Kesslen

Posted on 01/31/2023 3:59:43 PM PST by nickcarraway

The food service director of an impoverished Illinois school district was charged with stealing $1.5 million of food — most of which was chicken wings.

Vera Liddell, 66, allegedly began stealing from the Harvey School District during the height of COVID-19, local TV station WGN reported.

The station reported that Liddell ordered more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings for the district with school funds, but took all the poultry for herself.

“The food was never brought to the school or provided to the students,” court records claimed.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: againandagain; buffalowings; chicago; chickenwings; cookcounty; harvey; illinois; meat; mob; nobodysearches; poultry; schoollunches; schools; searchandfind; searchworks; stolenagain; wings
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It's almost impressive she could steal this many chicken wings.
1 posted on 01/31/2023 3:59:43 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Side hustle.


2 posted on 01/31/2023 4:01:39 PM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: nickcarraway

If she ate them all, she is one Whoopi sized gal.


3 posted on 01/31/2023 4:03:15 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Biden not only suffers fools and criminals, he appoints them to positions of responsibility. )
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“It’s almost impressive she could steal this many chicken wings. “

Much less eat them.


4 posted on 01/31/2023 4:03:29 PM PST by DaxtonBrown
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To: nickcarraway

It’s a profit motive!


5 posted on 01/31/2023 4:06:49 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: nickcarraway

1.5 million?

pifffttt

they made off with 250 million from Minnesota. (not chicken wings, cash money from a feed kids program)


6 posted on 01/31/2023 4:07:50 PM PST by cableguymn
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why are the amish so often corrupt. stealing from the poor, an impoverished Illinois school. wow.


7 posted on 01/31/2023 4:08:52 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: nickcarraway

I am quite sure someone could trace to whom she sold those chicken wings, that shouldn’t be too difficult.


8 posted on 01/31/2023 4:10:16 PM PST by Saintgermain
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To: nickcarraway

I’m guessing she re-sold the wings to local BBQ joints and bars.


9 posted on 01/31/2023 4:11:59 PM PST by The Unknown Republican
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To: nickcarraway

She’ll get out on a wing and a prayer.


10 posted on 01/31/2023 4:13:49 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: nickcarraway

For the Black Privileged, attaining any position with a large bank account connected to it is the same thing as winning the lottery.


11 posted on 01/31/2023 4:15:56 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: nickcarraway

Makes me think of Mr. Joyboy’s morbidly obese mom in the film “The Loved One” flipping channels to catch food commercials. “Ohhhh Gawwwd! Chicken!”


12 posted on 01/31/2023 4:18:49 PM PST by katana
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This classic jazz album from the Blue Note era of Jimmy Smith could be the soundtrack. Gifted musician.

https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/87830/jimmy-smith/back-at-the-chicken-shack-classic-vinyl-series


13 posted on 01/31/2023 4:19:57 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: nickcarraway

The article fails to tell us what she did with the 11,000 cases of chicken wings. Presumably she would only be able to eat a small fraction of them herself, so what happened to them? If she sold them, who bought them?


14 posted on 01/31/2023 4:34:41 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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I believe that thievery is the main purpose of government in Harvey.


15 posted on 01/31/2023 4:37:28 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: heartwood

government wings, each one worth a thousand bucks


16 posted on 01/31/2023 4:45:57 PM PST by Third Person
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why are the amish so often corrupt. stealing from the poor, an impoverished Illinois school. wow.

Many are raised on the false assumption that all of society steals from them; the only way to "get ahead" is to steal; everyone else owes them a living because of: pick one; slavery, racism, white supremacy.

Those are favorite themes for justifying theft in general, but the justifying because of historical acts is more common amoung black people.

17 posted on 01/31/2023 4:46:35 PM PST by marktwain
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To: frank ballenger

The great Otis Redding sings about stealing chickens...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbqY3YJwurs


18 posted on 01/31/2023 4:57:14 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Good one I missed.

He never held back. His motto was leave it all on the field.


19 posted on 01/31/2023 5:08:09 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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If she sold them, who bought them?


Stacy Abrams


20 posted on 01/31/2023 5:09:21 PM PST by pluvmantelo ( I can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs. )
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