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Charter school leaders charged with stealing over $200,000 in public funds
- 06-13-2010
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
The leaders of a high-performing San Fernando Valley charter school were charged this week with stealing more than $200,000 in public funds through embezzlement, money laundering and filing false tax returns, among other alleged crimes. Eugene Selivanov, 38, and his wife, Tatyana Berkovich, 33, have denied any wrongdoing, according to their attorney. An arraignment scheduled for Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court was postponed until next month. The couple faces 38 felony and misdemeanor counts for alleged actions from 2004 through 2009 in their operation of Ivy Academia, a charter school with test scores that place it in the state's top 30% of schools. (more...)
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