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Auditors find over $2M in funds misused by charter school CEO (Louisiana)
MSN ^ | 2-11 | Emilee Calametti

Posted on 02/11/2025 12:42:30 PM PST by dennisw

Credit card records obtained by the auditors show Scott used her Education Explosion credit card for at least $130,494 on trips taken by the Scott family to places like Egypt, Disneyland Paris and others. The report also says $166,520 in charter school funds were for the lease and/or purchase of a 2017 Acura MDX and a 2021 Land Rover Velar from August 2017 to April 2024 in the report.

Other personal expenses noted in the report accuse Scott of withdrawing $42,371 from the FICS bank account on May 27, 2023, to buy a cashier's check payable to NOLA Motorcars.

Records found by the auditors indicate Scott and her daughter purchased a pre-owned 2018 Tesla Model S from NOLA Motorcars on May 27, 2020, for $42,371. Evidence that Scott purchased Louis Vuitton bags was also present.

"By improperly diverting funds to FICS' bank account and using those funds for their personal benefit, Ms. Scott and her family may have violated the Louisiana Constitution and state and federal law," the audit summary states

The school says it intends to pursue legal action against the Louisiana Legislative Auditor over what the school says were factual inaccuracies in the report.

"Despite providing the auditors with documented facts and evidence refuting these claims, they still moved forward with publishing their report without making corrections," the statement said. "This disregard for factual accuracy has left us no choice but to take legal action to protect the integrity of our school and ensure due process."

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: charterschool; fraud; theft; waste
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1 posted on 02/11/2025 12:42:30 PM PST by dennisw
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Full name of the person involved:

Chakesha Scott.


2 posted on 02/11/2025 12:44:50 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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To: dennisw

If every city, state, and federal agency got audited, and then removed the unneccesary spending, I’ll bet the highest income tax bracket would be around 10 percent.

With tarriffs, there’ll be no income taxes.


3 posted on 02/11/2025 12:44:56 PM PST by MNDude
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Charter schools are government funded, so another huge rip-off of taxpayers. Perhaps even on the Federal level too, from the slush fund called the Department of Education.....

She is a car crazy gal, loved lux automobiles, bought quite a few with her ill gotten gain.


4 posted on 02/11/2025 12:47:15 PM PST by dennisw (DËMÔNràts - Truth is hate to people who hate truth.)
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To: Fresh Wind

“Full name of the person involved:
Chakesha Scott.”

As in no photos necessary:)


5 posted on 02/11/2025 12:48:36 PM PST by dennisw (DËMÔNràts - Truth is hate to people who hate truth.)
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To: dennisw

Apparently audits are evil and a threat to Our Democracy™.


6 posted on 02/11/2025 12:48:52 PM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: dennisw

Clawback, prosecute, and good luck to them on all of their tax filings. If you buy a car for personal use using public funds then its assumed that’s your net income in kind and that you witholding taxes were paid on time. There are extra penalties and interest on top. And when an officer does this sort of fraud then the penalties/interest are higher and the officer is personally responsible for reimbursing the entity that was supposed to do the withholdings.

My advice for anyone buying a car for personal use is to buy it with your own money. The challenge for people wanting to steal is that when it involves money it leaves a paper trail & then you get got. Its so much easier to just be honest.


7 posted on 02/11/2025 12:49:29 PM PST by Degaston
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I was waiting for these types of stories to appear - where some conservative group ‘jay walks’ while democrats are stealing hundreds of billions of dollars.

The MSM will say ‘they all do it’ as though it’s equal. It’s not.

Expect more of these stories in the future. (that said, yes, our side should walk on water...but realistically it probably won’t happen)


8 posted on 02/11/2025 12:49:32 PM PST by GOPJ (Democrats are the party of angry black women, sexual weirdos and white liberal elites. It's a fail.)
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To: dennisw

Sadly, no need to look. Why do some people simple feel entitled to the property of others.


9 posted on 02/11/2025 12:50:21 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: Fresh Wind

More like… Checkcasha.


10 posted on 02/11/2025 12:50:48 PM PST by Slicksadick (We accept the love we think we deserve.)
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11 posted on 02/11/2025 12:51:47 PM PST by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: Fresh Wind

Cue up Yogi and Boo Boo.


12 posted on 02/11/2025 12:52:18 PM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: dennisw
Black person in position of power who is not corrupt (challenge: impossible)

Chakesha Scott.


13 posted on 02/11/2025 12:52:32 PM PST by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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LOL!


14 posted on 02/11/2025 12:52:35 PM PST by Qiviut (Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!)
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To: dennisw

bttt


15 posted on 02/11/2025 12:53:40 PM PST by linMcHlp
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She and her family needs to pay every penny back and jail time.


16 posted on 02/11/2025 12:53:53 PM PST by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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So much for charter schools solving all of the problems with education. Graft, corruption, and indoctrination follows certain people around. Grifters will seek out and infest any human endeavor.


17 posted on 02/11/2025 12:54:51 PM PST by GingisK
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To: dennisw
Audits people.

Yearly audits.

Every business, charity, school, church or what ever.

Have a yearly audit.

18 posted on 02/11/2025 12:55:21 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: dennisw

Just another low-IQ, DEI-entitled ghettopotomus.....the country is rife with em...


19 posted on 02/11/2025 12:59:21 PM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: dennisw

BUSTED !!!!!!!!!!!!


20 posted on 02/11/2025 1:03:05 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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