Former school district director arrested in fraud
A former Los Angeles Unified School District curriculum director was arrested Thursday on federal felony fraud charges for allegedly ordering nearly $4 million in math textbooks he wrote for use in district classrooms, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Matthias Vheru, 51, is accused of secretly using $3.7 million in federal funds that the district received to buy his instruction materials -- a purchase that netted him nearly $1 million in royalties and other payments, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Vheru is to be arraigned in U.S. District Court on Monday.
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