Probe of Philadelphia charter officials looks at land deals

Sept. 18, 2008
Facilities were leased to charter schools, allegedly at high rates

The federal criminal probe of former top administrators atPhiladelphia Academy Charter School has expanded to land deals, including one involving another Northeast Philadelphia charter school. Investigators are interested in the methods that charter founder Brien N. Gardiner used to buy buildings that allegedly were leased to the charters at high rates, enabling him to accumulate reserves of public funds for other purposes.
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RELATED: Northwood Academy Charter School is Brien N. Gardiner's other charter school. Since the scandal erupted at Philadelphia Academy Charter School in April, Northwood has been trying to extricate itself from Gardiner, his associates, and the business entities he created.
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