Thursday, May 5, 2011

Coach kickback scheme touches Saddleback College?


Widespread Kickback Scheme Among Local High School Coaches Alleged (Voice of OC)
     Thursday, May 5, 2011 | Records obtained by PBS SoCal indicate that for nearly a decade high school and college coaches throughout Orange County received kickbacks from a local sports apparel and equipment company that did business with area school districts.
     Between 2000 and 2008, the Laguna Hills-based Lapes Athletic Team Sales (LATS) put as much as $700,000 in taxpayer money into secret slush funds, some of which was given directly to coaches, according to records uncovered by Teresa and Geoff Sando, an Irvine couple who took over the now defunct company.
     The Sandos say the records show coaches from 29 schools in Orange County received kickbacks, including those from Irvine High School, El Toro High School to Saddleback College. However, they said coaches from Capistrano Unified received the most money from the company.
     Coaches at Capo Valley High School, Niguel High School, Dana Hills High School, Tesoro High School and San Clemente High School were all involved, according to the Sandos.
     Several school districts have launched investigations into the allegations. The Orange County Sheriff's Department completed one investigation into the claims the Sandos had against Lapes, but Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas declined to prosecute…. (Continued)
SEE ALSO PBS: Coaches got cash, gifts from slush fund (OC Reg)
...Saddleback College in Mission Viejo also is implicated in the report....
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