An Ohio charter school superintendent, a school board leader and an education consultant suspected of bribing them in exchange for a contract have been convicted of federal charges.
Federal prosecutors say the three were convicted of conspiracy and federal programs bribery and must forfeit nearly $421,000 in the corruption case tied to the former Arise Academy school in Dayton. Prosecutors say 42-year-old superintendent Shane Floyd of Strongsville and 44-year-old board chair Christopher Martin of Springfield were also convicted of making false statements to the FBI. The third defendant, 47-year-old Carl Robinson operated Global Educational Consultants.
