ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The DeKalb County School Board swore in the new interim superintendent Friday morning, as Superintendent Devon Horton is facing a federal indictment out of his former school district in Illinois.

The indictment alleges during his time as superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 from 2020 to 2023, he was part of a scheme to defraud the school district of money and property.

It claims he abused his power as superintendent to award certain people contracts in exchange for receiving some money back.

One of those people also named in the indictment was almost hired to work in the DeKalb County school district in 2023.

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Horton’s hiring back in 2023 was not wi

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