1/30/2004
Voucher fraud arrest
James Isenhour, head of an Ocala correspondence school, was arrested and charged with stealing $268,125 through a state voucher program.
Isenhour, through his Silver Archer Foundation, collected a $268,125 contribution from Pulte Homes Inc., but instead of using the money to provide students with vouchers, Isenhour paid it to his companies, himself and others, including his lawyer, said Mark Simpson, the assistant state attorney in Marion County who is handling the case.
"Not one dime of the money was used for scholarships at all," Simpson said.
St. Pete Times version here. Orlando Sentinel here.
The widespread abuses of Florida's voucher program first came to light last summer in a number of excellent Palm Beach Post articles by S.V. Date. (Something that has not made him Mr. Popularity with the governor's office. )The Post has posted the whole series.
Isenhour, through his Silver Archer Foundation, collected a $268,125 contribution from Pulte Homes Inc., but instead of using the money to provide students with vouchers, Isenhour paid it to his companies, himself and others, including his lawyer, said Mark Simpson, the assistant state attorney in Marion County who is handling the case.
"Not one dime of the money was used for scholarships at all," Simpson said.
St. Pete Times version here. Orlando Sentinel here.
The widespread abuses of Florida's voucher program first came to light last summer in a number of excellent Palm Beach Post articles by S.V. Date. (Something that has not made him Mr. Popularity with the governor's office. )The Post has posted the whole series.
