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Epic Co-Founders, Former CFO Arrested on Embezzlement, Racketeering Charges

by Jennifer Palmer June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

A 52-page affidavit details a complicated, criminal enterprise devised by Epic Charter Schools’ co-founders David Chaney and Ben Harris, and former CFO Josh Brock. The three were arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center Thursday.

Posted inEducation

Enrollment Irregularities, Unapproved Bonuses: the Latest Epic Charter Investigation

by Jennifer Palmer June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
Posted inEducation

IRS Investigating Epic Charter Schools Finances

by Jennifer Palmer March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
Posted inEducation

Oklahoma Public School Enrollment: New Data Shows Where Students Returned

by Jennifer Palmer January 14, 2022January 16, 2022
Posted inEducation

Epic Docked $9.1 Million in State Funding Over Audit Findings

by Jennifer Palmer December 16, 2021January 16, 2022
Posted inEducation

State Opens Investigation of Epic Charter Schools Over New Allegations

by Oklahoma Watch December 7, 2021January 16, 2022
Posted inEducation

Epic’s Board Vice Chair Resigns, Asks for Investigation into Misconduct

by Jennifer Palmer December 5, 2021January 16, 2022
Posted inEducation

Epic’s New Board Chair Founded a Charter School. Its Start Has Been Rocky

by Jennifer Palmer June 7, 2021January 16, 2022
Posted inEpic Charter Schools

Oklahoma Watch Sues Epic Charter Schools Seeking Public Records

by Oklahoma Watch May 11, 2021May 11, 2021
Posted inEducation

Grand Jury: Epic Charter School ‘system ripe for fraud’

by Jennifer Palmer May 7, 2021January 16, 2022

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