Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The former president and vice president ofDuval Teachers United are each alleged to have stolen more than $1.2 million from the union over a decade, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Investigators allege they did this in part by cashing in leave time they had not earned.
Teresa Brady, 69, and Ruby George, 81, face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud, and three counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud. Additionally, Brady, the former union president, was charged with two counts of money laundering.
According to the indictment, between 2013 and 2022, Brady and George conspired to sell back leave time they had not accrued, paid each other bonuses not approved by the organization’s board, and reimbursed each other for expenses they didn’t incur. They then signed each other’s checks for the transactions and hid the payments from the organization’s volunteer treasurer…