Denver schools administrator on leave during corruption investigation
By
Yesenia RoblesFebruary 20, 2013 | updated 14 years ago
FILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, Lance Armstrong testifies during a U.S. Senate field hearing on cancer research and funding in Iowa City, Iowa. Armstrong is facing a Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling. The agency has said Armstrong's cooperation in its cleanup effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports it to be reduced.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Photo by (CHARLIE NEIBERGALL)
A mid-management administrator for Denver Public Schools is on paid administrative leave while the district investigates allegations of him steering contracts in exchange for personal kickbacks.
“These are serious allegations, and we are in the process of conducting a thorough investigation,” a statement from the district says.
The investigation was first reported by KCNC Channel 4.
FILE – In this July 28, 2006 file photo, Lance Armstrong testifies during a U.S. Senate field hearing on cancer research and funding in Iowa City, Iowa. Armstrong is facing a Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 deadline to decide whether he will meet with U.S. Anti-Doping Agency officials and talk with them under oath about what he knows about performance-enhancing drug use in cycling. The agency has said Armstrong’s cooperation in its cleanup effort is the only path open to Armstrong if his lifetime ban from sports it to be reduced.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) Photo by (CHARLIE NEIBERGALL)
