The former grant administrator of Detroit Public Schools is the latest to plead guilty to fraud in a scheme to get nearly $1.3 million for tutoring services that weren’t provided.
Carolyn Darden told a judge that she submitted “false and exaggerated” billings over seven years.
Federal agents trying to recover money have identified $1 million in accounts linked to Darden.
She retired in 2005 as director of grant development. She’ll be sentenced on Oct. 28.
A dozen former Detroit school principals were charged with accepting kickbacks from a contractor. Most have pleaded guilty.
