Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland has a new office of Integrity and Compliance.
But while school offices are in Upper Marlboro, the new I&C officer Frank Turner’s office is in Largo, an indication of the independence he intends to show as he digs into waste, fraud and abuse within a school system that’s been plagued by scandals and corruption.
Turner’s office was created by a state law pushed by Maryland Sen. Alonzo Washington and signed by Gov. Wes Moore. It provides Turner with the power to compel testimony and subpoena information.
“Over the past decade, unfortunately — and it’s no secret — our school system has been plagued by high profile cases of fraud, waste and abuse, financial mismanagement. Mismanagement causing the taxpayers millions of dollars here in Prince George’s County,” said Washington.
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