ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Former DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Devon Horton pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion for participating in a kickback scheme at the Illinois school district he previously oversaw.
Horton, 49, was originally charged with and pleaded not guilty to 17 federal charges of wire fraud, tax fraud and embezzlement last fall stemming from allegations from his time as superintendent of Evanston/Skokie District 65 in Illinois.
One of the charges was later dropped. Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to charges 1, 14 and 16. Horton’s attorney, Terence Campbell, did not immediately return a request for comment…