Past stories on the school district investigation
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ACEVEDO GUILTY

Key West Citizen - Saturday, August 29, 2009
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Prosecutors will ask a judge to sentence suspended Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo to three or four years in state prison, Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward said Friday.

Jury to ponder schools case

Key West Citizen - Friday, August 28, 2009
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A jury is expected to begin deliberating today whether the suspended Monroe County schools superintendent is guilty of three counts of official misconduct. Randy Acevedo's defense attorney rested...

Acevedo blames others

Key West Citizen - Thursday, August 27, 2009
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On the first day of Randy Acevedo's trial, his attorney depicted him as a busy schools superintendent who was too trusting of his finance director and his wife to keep the finances straight at work

School chief's trial begins

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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Randy Acevedo's fate is in the hands of four women and two men who will decide, possibly by the end of this week, whether the suspended Monroe County schools superintendent is guilty of three counts...

Board requests permanent suspension of Acevedo

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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The School Board Tuesday night voted unanimously to petition the governor to permanently suspend Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo "pending removal by the Florida Senate."

Trial focuses on jury choice

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Jury selection continues today in the official misconduct trial of suspended Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo after prosecution and defense attorneys on Monday narrowed a jury pool of 120 to...

Troubled district starts new year

Key West Citizen - Monday, August 24, 2009
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School starts this morning, but it's like no other first day of school in recent years. Though the principals and assistant principals are in place, the teachers are in the classroom and the...

Acevedo plea agreement not on the table

Key West Citizen - Saturday, August 22, 2009
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Circuit Judge Mark Jones on Friday suggested to suspended Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo that he talk to prosecutors about making a plea agreement. The judge said he called Acevedo's...

Acevedo to stand trial Monday

Key West Citizen - Friday, August 21, 2009
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Monroe County's suspended schools superintendent will stand trial Monday -- coincidentally the first day of school -- on three third-degree felony charges of official misconduct, court officials...

Former deputy superintendent not a target

Key West Citizen - Thursday, August 20, 2009
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An investigator's final report on the school district's financial scandal said a former deputy superintendent shares the blame, but some School Board members said they will not act on that...