Oklahoma Watch is covering the week-long hearing in the embezzlement case against David Chaney and Ben Harris, who created Epic Charter Schools. Check this post for daily updates from the courthouse.

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The decision is certain to set up lawsuits that could go before the U.S. Supreme Court in a key test of the separation of church and state.

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Gentner Drummond says his investigation into misuse of pandemic funds will now focus on individuals.

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Top legislative leaders have left positions on the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board unfilled for months, rendering it unable to meet. Reforms to Epic Charter Schools and an anticipated application for a Catholic charter school await.

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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.

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The latest probe found serious problems, including student attendance patterns that skirted state law; large, unapproved bonuses for staff and violations of laws on competitive bidding requirements.

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The IRS is probing Epic Charter School’s finances, as the fallout from a scathing investigative audit continues.

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Public school enrollment increased statewide by more than 4,500 students, but has not yet returned to pre pandemic numbers.

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The state Department of Education will withhold that amount from Epic Charter Schools' state funding to cover misspending discovered in a 2020 audit.

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The state Department of Education is investigating "allegations of fraud, suppression of fraud, intimidation and harassment in the workplace" made against Epic Charter School's board chairman by its former vice chair.

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