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