Former Harvey school worker accused of embezzling $1.5 million through chicken wing orders

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Vera Liddell is the former director of food services at Harvey School District 152 in south suburban Harvey.

The Cook County State's Attorney's office alleged Liddell launched an embezzlement scheme that resulted in the theft of more than $1.5 million in taxpayer money.

From July 2020 until February 2022, Liddell placed hundreds of unauthorized orders for food items – including 11,000 cases of chicken wings – through school district vendor Gordon Food Service, prosecutors said. Gordon Food Service believed all the purchases were authorized and billed the district for everything, prosecutors said. The district paid the full bills – including for the unauthorized purchases.

A closer review uncovered individual invoices signed by Liddell for absurd quantities of chicken wings, prosecutors said.

 

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