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Too Many T-shirts
Saturday 17th of February 2007 03:53:00 PM
For many school districts in the United States, every dollar counts. But one Dallas, Texas, USA school district purchased hundreds of t-shirts and polo shirts at unsuspecting taxpayers’ expense in order to help one school administrator’s family member get out of financial trouble.In 2004, Jim Beard purchased around $24,000 worth of printed T-shirts from his son, Korey Beard. Beard’s business, Business Incentives and Promotions, was not an approved vendor by the school district. While schools can buy from outside vendors, they cannot conduct business with companies they may have a financial relationship with.
For over eight months in 2004, Jim Beard purchased sets of 84 printed T-shirts, always the same colour and style from his son and charged the cost which was about $1,000, to the school district. These invoices were always the same, but no one on the school board ever questioned the transactions until now.
Meanwhile, Beard’s son, who ran the business from his home, had stopped making payments on his home and other bills before he began selling t-shirts to the school district. It is unclear as to what types of business problems Beard was having at the time.
Even though the school district ended up spending money on printed T-shirts that will probably never be used, there may be no criminal charges pressed because the transaction was legal. Jim Beard and others have been forced to answer to the school board, but there is little else that can be done.
Executive Principal Halice Furtado, resigned after it was discovered that her name was on two of the invoices approving the purchase of the t-shirts. She had been suspended for five months prior to her resignation while investigations were conducted.
(c)Dacha Ogrizovic, www.sxc.hu
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