While DC students struggled through virtual learning, one assistant principal was secretly pulling double duty — collecting a paycheck in the District while working a full-time gig in Rhode Island, officials said.
Michael Redmond, a former assistant principal at Stephen E. Kramer Middle School in Ward 8, has been hit with a $259,294 judgment after DC Superior Court ruled he defrauded taxpayers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Michael Redmond brazenly defrauded the District, collecting a paycheck from DCPS for work he wasn’t doing while simultaneously working at and being paid by a school in Rhode Island,” DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb said.
According to the Attorney General’s Office, from 2019 to late 2020, Redmond was supposed to be clocked in with DC Public Schools from 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. on weekdays.
But in July 2020, while claiming an immune deficiency and working remotely from DC, he was also serving as principal of E Cubed Academy in Providence, Rhode Island — during the exact same hours.
For five months, Redmond collected nearly $46,000 in DCPS salary while “brazenly defrauding the District,” prosecutors said.
After being placed on leave in November 2020, Redmond resigned — but he failed to repay DCPS for the salary he wrongfully collected and ignored a $10,000 ethics fine.
Now, thanks to a False Claims Act lawsuit filed in June 2023, Redmond has been ordered to pay the full $259,294, including treble damages and civil penalties. --->READ MORE HERE
The Brief
- Abdullahe Nur Jesow has pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection to the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.
- He was one of eight people charged in connection to the S&S Catering group, which reportedly stole and laundered $17.4 million in federal funds meant to feed hungry children during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Jesow was the 56th defendant to plead guilty in the fraud scheme.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Another man has pleaded guilty to his role in the massive Feeding Our Future fraud scheme that saw millions of dollars stolen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feeding Our Future plea
The backstory
Abdullahe Nur Jesow, 65, entered a guilty plea for money laundering in federal court on Thursday. He was the 56th defendant to plead guilty in the fraud scheme, and was scheduled to go to trial on Oct. 14, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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