School clerk latest to face federal charges in CPS fraud investigation

Ashley Beard, a business clerk at Caldwell Math and Science Academy, is charged with wire fraud in a new indictment along with Debra Bannack and Anthony Rasmussen, who worked for a Chicago Public Schools vendor. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

A business clerk at Caldwell Math and Science Academy on the South Side faces federal criminal charges in the latest indictment to result from a burgeoning fraud investigation.

Ashley Beard is charged with wire fraud in the new indictment along with Debra Bannack and Anthony Rasmussen, who worked for a Chicago Public Schools vendor. All three are now accused of a scheme to fraudulently deliver iPhones, iPads and gift cards to CPS employees.