Tagged: Silas Potter

Schools Financial Scandal
3:01 pm
Mon April 8, 2013

Former Seattle Schools Official Silas Potter Pleads Guilty To Theft

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Silas Potter and his attorney Seth Conant in King County Superior Court December 7, 2012.

After his re-arrest on Saturday, former Seattle Public Schools official Silas Potter pleaded guilty Monday to 36 counts of theft for directing $168,275 in school district funds to a dummy company he controlled.

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Theft Trial
5:11 pm
Fri March 29, 2013

Arrest Warrant Issued For Former Seattle Schools Official Silas Potter

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David A. Johnson stands between defense attorneys at a pretrial hearing where co-defendant Silas Potter failed to appear.

Former Seattle Public Schools official Silas Potter has disappeared, just weeks before his trial was to begin for his alleged theft of a quarter-million dollars from the district.

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School District Embezzlement Case
3:33 pm
Fri December 7, 2012

33 New Charges For Former Seattle Schools Manager Silas Potter

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Silas Potter and his attorney Seth Conant in King County Superior Court Friday.

Former Seattle Public Schools manager Silas Potter faces 33 new felony theft charges for allegedly embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars from the district.

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Seattle Public Schools
4:21 pm
Thu October 11, 2012

Insurance May Only Pay School District Fraction Of Misspent $3.1M

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Silas Potter

Seattle Public Schools’ attorney says the district will likely only get a $280,000 insurance settlement after the $3.1 million financial scandal involving former district official Silas Potter.

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