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Gilbert: Ex-Higley and Scottsdale schools superintendent Denise Birdwell, 3 others indicted in kickback scheme

Gilbert: Ex-Higley and Scottsdale schools superintendent Denise Birdwell, 3 others indicted in kickback scheme

Robert Anglen | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for GilbertNewsAndTalk.Com   Authorities say while Denise Birdwell was running the Higley Unified School District, she was lining her own pockets with money she got in a kickback scheme involving school construction.  Conspiracy. Procurement fraud. Misuse of public monies. Conflicts of interest. Filing false tax returns. These are among 27 total charges that Birdwell, an attorney and two former Arizona State University real estate executives face in grand jury indictments made public Thursday. The Attorney General's Office said the four were involved in a fraud scheme tied to rigged contracts that cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Prosecutors accused Birdwell of taking payments for…
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