A former Chicago elementary school principal who was charged in a 2021 wire fraud case was found dead after she failed to appear for her sentencing hearing, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed.
Sarah Jackson Abedelal had failed to appear at her sentencing hearing yesterday and was found dead at an unknown location, according to her attorneys. The circumstances surrounding her death were unknown.
Formerly the principal of Joseph Brennemann Elementary School in the city’s Uptown neighborhood, Abedelal allegedly carried out an overtime fraud scheme in her position from 2018 to 2019…