Ex-deputy charged in kickback case agrees to plead guilty

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - A former sheriff's deputy charged in a kickback scheme that cost the Vigo County School Corp. over $80,000 has agreed to plead guilty.

The (Terre Haute) Tribune-Star reports (http://bit.ly/2tYKlEx ) documents filed in federal court Friday show Frank Shahadey agreed to plead guilty to charges of wire fraud and theft of government funds.

The former school security liaison was indicted in December along with Franklin Fennell, who handled facilities and transportation support for the school district.

Prosecutors say they took kickbacks from a contractor over 2ˆ½ years.

Under the agreement, Shahadey would face a maximum prison time of up to 20 years for wire fraud and up to 10 years for theft. A judge must sign off on the deal and determine his sentence.

Shahadey also has agreed to pay restitution.

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Information from: Tribune-Star, http://www.tribstar.com