Comments on: Police blotter: Schools' IT chief loses bribery appeal

No reduced sentence for Pennsylvania official who admitted to taking kickbacks linked to a federal E-rate program.

[Lucky Lou]

He keeps the money though?

Read the judge's brief and it says the sentence is only a prison
term. It does not mention anywhere whether this loser has to
pay back the government. Anybody know what standard
procedure is here?

[Half05]

This is a criminal court

the man is still open to a civil siut where he might loose all of the money he's recieved + pay for the court expenses.

[marileev]

Shame, shame Mr. Weaver

That's disgusting someone working in education, an already cash strapped government entity. The man was hustling money from schools, many of whom have to scrap and fight for funding. The story said that:

"$7,600 each. In the two years that it took the government to sign off on the deal, that price had plummeted to between $1,600 and $1,700 per unit. But EMO never changed the bid, and the government approved the higher-priced contract."

You could get some outstanding machines for the original $7,600.00 price tag. It's ashamed Mr. Weaver didn't see fit to represent the schools, kids, the libraries.

I've volunteered with K-12, spent time tutoring and chaparone arts events. People like Mr. Weaver make me want to vomit.

When I volunteered with a group of friends in 2003 in rural Washington State to teach 1st. and 2nd. graders creative writing, I was amazed they had such great technology - rivaling metro-Seattle private schools. This was due to the awesome drive of a teacher at Tonasket School applying for Microsoft School Technolgy Grants.

Education needs fewer greedy Mr. Weavers. Keep him locked up!

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