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BOATGATE

BOATGATE. Samuel Maldonado Jill Siler Courtney Thomas. What Happened?. $2.4 million fraud against DISD, the proceeds of which paid for: a 49-foot sport-fishing yacht, credit card payments, trips to Key West

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BOATGATE

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  1. BOATGATE Samuel Maldonado Jill Siler Courtney Thomas

  2. What Happened? • $2.4 million fraud against DISD, the proceeds of which paid for: • a 49-foot sport-fishing yacht, • credit card payments, • trips to Key West • tens of thousands of dollars in bribes made via wire transfers, checks and "envelopes filled with cash," the indictment alleges.

  3. Ruben Bohuchot Chief Technology Officer, DISD (1999 –2006) William Coleman Former DISD Deputy Superintendent Frankie Wong Former CEO, Micro System Enterprises Who Was Involved?

  4. What Happened? • Dec 2002: DISD - RFP for “E-Rate” grant • “Seat Management” contract w/Micro Systems Enterprises • “per-seat payments for desktop computers by purchasing the right to use the vendor’s computer and resources while the vendor continued to own and be responsible for the computers’ upkeep.” (US Department of Justice, 2007, p.1) • MSE won grant and $35 million dollars

  5. The Perks… Trips to Key West Complete Use of $330,000 Yachts

  6. The Fraud… Set up Dummy Accounts to Receive Payments Freddie Wong, from now debunk Micro System Enterprises

  7. What Happened? • Received $65K from DISD w/resignation • May 2007: Federal government indicted Bohuchot

  8. The Counts… • CONSPIRACY TO BRIBERY INVOLVING FEDERAL PROGRAMS • 2 BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS & AIDING and ABETTING • 2 BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS & AIDING and ABETTING • CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS • OBSTRUCTING and IMPEDING an OFFICIAL PROCEEDING • FALSE STATEMENTS on a TAX RETURN • FORFEITURE ALLEGATION • Highest Offense Level: Felony

  9. The Potential Penalties… • If convicted of the charges against them, the men face the following maximum penalties: • Conspiracy to commit bribery – five years in prison and a $250,000 fine • Bribery – 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine • Money laundering – 20 years in prison and a $500,000 fine • Obstruction of justice – 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine • Filing a false tax return – three years in prison and a $250,000 fine

  10. What were the Ethical Violations? • Ethic of Justice: Policies & Procedures • Ethic of Care: The Community • Ethic of the Profession: Personal Gain • Ethic of Critique: The Voice of the Oppressed

  11. Ethical Violations: Ethic of Justice • JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT… • CONSPIRACY TO BRIBERY INVOLVING FEDERAL PROGRAMS • 2 BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS & AIDING and ABETTING • 2 BRIBERY CONCERNING PROGRAMS RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS & AIDING and ABETTING • CONSPIRACY TO LAUNDER MONETARY INSTRUMENTS • OBSTRUCTING and IMPEDING an OFFICIAL PROCEEDING • FALSE STATEMENTS on a TAX RETURN • FORFEITURE ALLEGATION • Highest Offense Level: Felony

  12. Ethical Violations: Ethic of Care • Community • Community - Trust - Bond Election • Students / Teachers of DISD For several months, the federal government froze the district's technology grants while it investigated the boating allegations. www.dallasnews.com

  13. Ethical Violations: Ethic of the Profession • Professional Use for Personal Gain

  14. Ethical Violations: Ethic of Critique • Grant was to help the most needy students. This man completely oppressed the schools, district and community.

  15. Could this Happen to You?

  16. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  17. The local Chik-Fil-A offers 125 free sandwich coupons to your staff to help celebrate their Grand Opening next door. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  18. You are a campus principal. One of your former teachers who you were friends with before you hired her is now with a local textbook company. She asks you to join her at the UT game in one of their suites. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  19. The A+ Federal Credit Union opens up next door to your campus. The Director offers you 4 sets of tickets to the RR Express Game for your administrative team. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  20. As a superintendent, one of your former principals is now an executive with Dell. He offers to host your family at his lake house in Lake Austin for a day of boating. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  21. As a principal, your school does business with a local photography company. The sales representative offers to take you and a group of principals to Happy Hour. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  22. V One of your board members works for a local bank. The bank offers to start a banking program for the students in your district. Do you accept their offer? TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  23. The PTO president’s child gets a failing grade of a 69 and requests a grade change. Do you ask the teacher to change the grade? TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

  24. You are superintendent of a small school district and have an old house in the district. Would you ask the high school students to come do work on your house? TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT?

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