Article published November 03, 2009
Former Clyde superintendent pleads guilty to 10 counts related to stealing $300,000 from district
BLADE STAFF
CLYDE, Ohio - Todd Helms, the former superintendent of the Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village Schools, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 10 criminal counts that could land him in prison for 28 years when he is sentenced next month.
He was indicted in April by a Sandusky County grand jury on 19 charges, with Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor saying he allegedly stole almost $300,000 from the school district.
At Tuesday's hearing, Helms pleaded guilty to six counts of grand theft, and then one count each of a pattern of corrupt activity, theft in office, tampering with evidence, and filing a false tax return.
He faces a total of 28 years in prison and paying back $295,081, as well as paying related fines, when he is sentenced on Dec. 9.
Most of the charged to which Helms pleaded guilty stemmed from his 2005 creation of a fictitious firm, GTR Enterprises, which he used to "order" repair parts, supplies, and services from the company, signing his own purchase orders indicating he had received the parts, and sending checks from the school district to pay for the parts to GTR's undisclosed bank account.
Permanent Link
|
|
 |
|
Search
advertisement
