Overview

• The Special Commissioner of Investigation reported that from 2016 to 2019, six NYC Department of Education employees took personal trips using funds intended for homeless students.
• Trips included destinations like Disney World, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, and Boston, with some supposed to be educational college tours.
• Linda M. Wilson, a supervisor, allegedly forged permission slips and encouraged colleagues to bring their children, then tried to cover up the scheme.
• The whistleblower's complaint in March 2019 initiated the investigation, which concluded in January 2023 but was only made public on September 9, 2024.
• All implicated employees are no longer with the NYC DOE, and restitution has been recommended, though some have evaded full accountability.