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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Watkins arranged an “off-the-books” system with the bus company, and the vendor kept a record of money owed to the school system. The company deducted those owed amounts from its payments from the school system; Watkins received about $13,000 from those payments. The former director provided documentation of those payments and is not charged with theft."

What does this mean? Why can't Washington Post write coherently? [/quote]

[i]State's Attorney information showed that Watkins arranged with Steve Leonard, the president of American Truck & Bus, to keep late fees and change fee reimbursements rather than returning that money to the school system.

Watkins arranged an 'off the books' system with the bus company, and the vendor kept a record of money owed to the school system. The company deducted those amounts from its payments from the school system; Watkins received about $13,000 from those payments. The former director provided documentation of those payments and is not charged with theft.

But beginning in 2016, Ewald requested the company to disburse money from the 'off the books' system to him and other employees. About $369,000 in payments was made to employees through the 'off the books' system, and about $353,000 of those payments went to Ewald.

Watkins's failure to monitor how funds were used through the 'off the books' system caused "Ewald to personally enrich himself by stealing money belonging to MCPS," according to court documents. Records also note that Watkins said in a statement to investigators that the 'off the books' system was not an approved procedure and 'suggested it was easier to seek forgiveness than ask permission.'[/i]

Summary: Ewald stole money, enabled by Watkins's mishandling (but not stealing) of money.

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