Past stories on the school district investigation
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CORRECTION

Key West Citizen - Sunday, June 28, 2009

The Public Defender's Office declared Monique Acevedo indigent. A front-page headline in Saturday's edition cited the wrong...

Public pays for Acevedo's defense

Key West Citizen - Saturday, June 27, 2009
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Former Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo has been granted a public defender to represent her against criminal charges of stealing more than $180,000 in school money. The Public Defender's...

Superintendent pleads not guilty; trial date set

Key West Citizen - Friday, June 26, 2009
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Suspended Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo's trial on an official misconduct charge is set for Oct. 19, preceded by a Sept. 3 pretrial appearance.

Board hot for interim

Key West Citizen - Friday, June 26, 2009
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A majority of Monroe County School Board members say they want the governor to appoint an outside candidate as interim superintendent -- sooner rather than later. John Dick, Steve Pribramsky and...

Judge wants Monique in court to explain inability to pay

Key West Citizen - Friday, June 26, 2009
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Monique Acevedo must appear in court before a judge will decide whether her attorney can drop her case, citing her inability to pay him.

Heads may not roll, after all

Key West Citizen - Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Top Monroe County school administrators who were blamed for failing to catch theft of district money and other financial policy violations should keep their jobs, acting Superintendent Mike Henriqu

Monique Acevedo's trial date set

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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Former Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo's trial date is set for 8:45 a.m. Aug. 24 in the Freeman Justice Center in Key West. It is unknown whether her trial will start as scheduled. It...

Heads could roll

Key West Citizen - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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The Monroe County schools finance director's and credit card administrator's employment contract renewals could be rejected for incompetence for failing to protect the district from theft, a public...

Motion states Acevedo can't afford lawyer

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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An attorney representing former Adult Education Coordinator Monique Acevedo has asked a judge to remove him from her fraud and theft case because she can't afford the cost of her defense, according...

Administrators' accountability on board agenda

Key West Citizen - Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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The Monroe County School Board today expects to hear whether top district administrators can be fired for allowing the alleged theft of cash and illegal credit card purchases by former Adult...