Roughly 200 instructors in Texas were carrying fraudulent teaching accreditations, and now five people have been charged in connection to the massive scheme that saw sexual predators and unqualified educators put in classrooms, officials announced.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that five people, who have been allegedly falsely certified to teach in Texas, now each face two counts of engaging in organized criminal activity — money laundering and tampering with a government document — charges that carry sentences ranging from two years to life in prison. The co-defendants collectively profited by at least $1 million, she said.
