The decision comes after a school district investigation concluded that coaches had violated at least nine state and federal laws.
Tag: Eric Patton
Posted inCountywide, Education, Investigative, Top Stories
OC Sheriff: Coach Kickbacks Investigation Handed Off to DA
Sheriff spokesman says investigators have finished their probe into allegations that coaches received kickbacks and bribes.
Posted inEducation, Investigative, Norberto Santana Jr., San Juan Capistrano
More Details Emerge on Coaches’ Alleged Kickback Scheme
The woman who first reported the scheme says multiple laws were broken. The lawyer for one of the fired coaches calls the school district’s investigator incompetent.
Posted inCountywide, Education, Top Stories
Capistrano Unified Fires Coaches Accused of Kickbacks
School board votes unanimously to dismiss coaches at San Clemente, Capistrano Valley and Dana Hills high schools.
Posted inEducation, Investigative, Irvine
Widespread Kickback Scheme Among Local High School Coaches Alleged
An Irvine couple that acquired a now defunct Laguna Hills-based
sports apparel and equipment company say its previous owners paid
out as much as $700,000 in taxpayer money from slush funds, some of
which went into coaches’ pockets.
