The head of special education for a former Raleigh charter school has been charged with fraudulently trying to obtain thousands of dollars in federal education funds.
Court records show Shawntrice Andrews, 51, of Raleigh was arrested Thursday on a charge of felony obtaining property by false pretenses and felony attempt to obtain property by false pretenses. Andrews is also accused of submitting falsified documents to obtain federal education dollars for Torchlight Academy.
The arrest warrant, which was issued in August, accuses Andrews of defrauding the U.S. Department of Education of $9,350 and attempting to defraud the Education Department of $4,800. The warrant says the alleged crimes occurred in September 2020…