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Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 23:45:06 GMT -6
Detroit Public Schools vendor who lived like king faces 7 years in prisonNearly six decades after graduating from Mumford High School, Norman Shy, a millionaire school supply vendor who built an empire by currying favor with Detroit principals for more than 40 years, publicly turned on his alma mater today. The 74-year-old pleaded guilty to bribery, admitting he cheated his former school district out of $2.7 million by charging for supplies that were never delivered. Among his victims were special education students who waited for paid-for materials, but never received them. Shy, who faces up to seven years in prison for his crimes — bribery and tax evasion — showed no emotion as he uttered the words in a deep voice in U.S. District Court: "I plead guilty, your honor." Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/05/11/detroit-public-schools-norman-shy/84244544/
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