Three former Arizona Department of Education workers were charged with defrauding over $600,000 from the state’s voucher, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Delores Lashay Sweet, Dorrian Lamarr Jones, and Jennifer Lopez were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges for approving voucher applications for five fictitious students. The three workers allegedly forged birth certificates and special education evaluations to collect additional money for the made-up children.
The state’s Department of Education fired the workers after they were accused of using voucher money, funded by taxpayers, to purchase luxury goods. Jadakah Celeste Johnson and Raymond Lamont Johnson Jr., Sweet’s adult children, were also charged for their participation in the alleged scandal.
Arizona Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ issued a press release on Thursday explaining that the individuals allegedly involved in the scheme were accused of…