More Report Links in the Ongoing Indictments in School Construction Pay-to-Play Schemes Now Caught in San Diego

Here are more Reports to peruse:

In San Diego, Jan. 4, 2012:
5 Arrested and Pleaded Out  
School Officials, Construction Management Personnel, School Board Members and an Architect.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/jan/04/stringers-charges-filed-against-current-and-/


In San Diego, Dec. 28, 2012:
15 Indicted in 232 Charges 
(Including the first 5 pleading out - with more charges) 

3 Superintendents in 2 School Districts and One Community College, to a number of School Board Members on 2 School Boards, Construction Management Personnel (doing work across California).  

All were arraigned on Monday, January 7, 2013.  Some of the reports are seen here:


http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sweetwater-san-ysisdro-indictment-san-diego-185077431.html 

http://www.cbs8.com/story/20527397/15-indicted-in-san-diego-area-corruption-case

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/01/15-indicted-san-diego-schools-corruption-case.html

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/15-indicted-in-San-Diego-area-corruption-case-4173666.php

When It Rains, It Pours

The last Post dealt with the Grand Jury in San Diego indicting more Superintendents, Construction Personnel and School Board Members in two School Districts, San Ysidro and Sweetwater, and a local Community College.

Here's the latest:
Last Year - 5 indicted including one Architect, all pleaded out.

In this set of indictments - 15 - count them - 15 - have been indicted according to NBC in San Diego, and all are to appear in Court on Monday, January 8th, 2013.  5 were the original set indicted, with more indictments this time.

To Date:  15 Indicted. 

Expect more.indictments.

To quote the story,

"The defendants are current and former school officials, elected trustees, and contractors who did work at San Ysidro schools, the Sweetwater school district and Southwestern College.  Many have already entered "not guilty" pleas on prior and identical complaints, including Gandara, Sandoval, Ricasa and Quiñones.

The Grand Jury began meeting in early November in a major "pay-to-play" public corruption case that now stretches across three South Bay school districts.

Prosecutors say the school officials traded their votes on multi-million dollar construction contracts for gifts and other favors."

Source: http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Indictments-Rain-Down-Across-South-Bay-185763712.html#ixzz2HBWvU5Fj

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