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Phoenix Man Indicted in $8M School Kickback Scheme | Mesa News
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Federal agents just indicted Phoenix man Jonathan Ballew for orchestrating an eight-million-dollar kickback scheme targeting an Ohio public school, using shell companies to send fake invoices and pocketing over four million dollars. Former superintendent Leondo Davenport allegedly approved the fraudulent payments, which funded luxury cars and a $30K/month Miami vacation lease. If convicted, both men face life in prison. The DOJ calls it a brazen theft from taxpayers and students, highlighting how public funds were misused for lavish lifestyles — and signaling the National Fraud Enforcement Division’s growing reach.
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