Illinois School Food Service Director Sentenced for Chicken Wing Heist

SOURCE www.breitbart.com
Former Illinois public school food service director sentenced to nine years in prison for $1.5 million chicken wing heist, never delivering wings to students. She ordered over 11,000 cases of wings, picked them up in a district van, and was caught when the school district's business manager discovered the massive fraud.

Key Points

  • Former director sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from school district
  • Ordered over 11,000 cases of wings, picked them up in a district van, and never delivered them to students
  • Fraud uncovered when business manager found invoices for massive quantities of wings, which were never served to students
  • Occurred during COVID when students were remote-learning
  • District has about 1,600 students, with over 80% considered low income