A former Georgia school superintendent is facing renewed scrutiny after records revealed he charged a $2,600 Chick-fil-A order to a taxpayer funded credit card.
Dr. Devon Horton, the former superintendent of DeKalb County Schools, spent an eyewatering $120,000 on meals and purchases.
Documents obtained by WSB-TV detail the scope of Horton’s spending, which included: $11,000 during a single visit to Sam’s Club, $8,700 on one check at Jason’s Deli, $4,500 and $3,100 during two visits to Bambinelli’s Italian Restaurant, $3,000 at Honey Baked Ham and $2,600 charged in a single transaction at Chick-fil-A.
In total, Horton spent more than $120,000 on the District’s purchasing card in just two years.
The expenditures did not require prior school board approval under district rules.
State officials questioned how the spending went unchecked, while the school district has launched a forensic audit into Horton’s use of public funds and says it remains committed to transparency and fiscal responsibility.
The spending revelations come as Horton faces mounting legal trouble on multiple fronts including a federal indictment in Illinois on fraud and embezzlement, a recent domestic violence arrest in Georgia, and an ongoing forensic audit into his use of district funds.
And he looks like he ate most of it.
Why are the biggest part of people doing this blackw
$2600 at Chick-fil-A sounds like it would be a large catering order, which would obviously be a work related expense. How else would you manage to spend $2600 at Chick-fil-A?