{"id":603209,"date":"2023-01-31T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/food-fiend-school-official-accused-of-stealing-1-5m-worth-of-chicken-wings\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T13:04:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:04:00","slug":"food-fiend-school-official-accused-of-stealing-1-5m-worth-of-chicken-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/food-fiend-school-official-accused-of-stealing-1-5m-worth-of-chicken-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Fiend: School Official Accused Of Stealing $1.5M Worth Of Chicken Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One Illinois woman is accused of risking it all to secure a small fortune in the form of chicken wings.<\/p>\n

Vera Liddell\u2014the\u00a0former director of food services at Harvey School District 152, near Chicago<\/a>\u2014is accused of using her position to secure the wings, which totaled at over $1.5 million.<\/p>\n

Vera Liddel Is Accused Of Orchestrating A 19-Month-Long Scheme<\/h3>\n

Prosecutors argue that, between July 2020 and February 2022, Liddell made hundreds of unauthorized orders at the school district\u2019s expense. Notably, she is accused of ordering 11,000 cases of chicken wings, which ran up a bill of more than $1.5 million,\u00a0CBS Chicago<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reports.<\/p>\n

The alleged ploy was uncovered after a mid-year audit was conducted, and it was revealed that the food service department was nearly $300,000 over its budget.<\/p>\n

An investigation was soon launched, and surveillance footage showed Liddell pulling up to the school\u2019s vendor\u2014Gordon Food Service\u2014in a district cargo van to pick up the fraudulent orders. However, the food items would never make it to the school.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors also point out that the school doesn\u2019t even serve chicken wings, as they\u2019re bone-in and could pose a potential risk to students. Additionally, it\u2019s noted that the unauthorized orders were made separately from the legitimate ones.<\/p>\n

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A former official in a Chicago suburb school district is accused of embezzling $1.5 million worth of chicken wings. https:\/\/t.co\/BPrsufNoBh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) January 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s An Ongoing Investigation As Unanswered Questions Remain<\/h3>\n

Regarding the accusation, Harvey School District 152 Interim Superintendent Lela Bridges noted that there\u2019s an \u201congoing investigation.\u201d She also says that the school district is \u201cfully cooperating with the authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe district cannot comment at this time because of an ongoing investigation. However, we are fully cooperating with the authorities regarding this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Prosecutors also note that they aren\u2019t totally sure about what Liddell was doing with her $1.5 million in chicken wings.<\/p>\n

While Liddell lost her job, it\u2019s unclear what other repercussions she could potentially face if the accusations are fully substantiated.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on this alleged chicken wing scheme over in Harvey, Illinois?<\/p>\n

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One Illinois woman is accused of risking it all to secure a small fortune in the form of chicken wings. Vera Liddell\u2014the\u00a0former director of food services at Harvey School District 152, near Chicago\u2014is accused of using her position to secure the wings, which totaled at over $1.5 million. Vera Liddel Is Accused Of Orchestrating A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":603210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3581,534,868],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-603209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fiend","category-financial","category-school"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}