Cash For Supplies That Never Arrived: Former DC School Official Admits Bribery
She was supposed to be buying supplies for students.
Instead, federal prosecutors say a longtime DC school administrator was taking cash under the table while approving payments for orders that never showed up.
District resident Tracy Hatton, 60, admitted to her role in the scheme after pleading guilty to bribery, according to the US Attorney's Office for DC.
The guilty plea, entered in November 2025, was unsealed Thursday, July 9.
Hatton worked as the administrative officer at McKinley Technology High School, where she controlled the school's supply budget, selected vendors, approv…
Days After Family Mourned Dalonte 'Boobie' Jackson, Police Rule Brutal Beating A Homicide In DC
The death of Dalonte Lamont Jackson, the DC man whose family said he was left unconscious after a brutal Memorial Day weekend attack, has now officially been ruled a homicide.
Jackson, known to loved ones as "Boobie," died on Friday, May 29, after suffering severe injuries in an assault days earlier, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The 35-year-old Northeast DC resident was found unconscious but still breathing shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, when Sixth District officers responded to the 3300 block of East Capitol Street NE.
Police said Jackson was suffering fr…
Man Poses As Apple Employee, Tries Scamming Senior Man Out Of $30K In New Windsor: Police
A Brooklyn man was arrested after allegedly attempting to collect $30,000 from an elderly victim in a scam that was foiled by police in Orange County.
The incident unfoldedin New Windsor on Tuesday, April 14, when police responded to a local bank after an elderly man reported receiving a suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be an Apple representative, New Windsor Police said on Thursday, April 16.
According to police, the caller demanded $30,000 in cash to resolve supposed unauthorized charges. The call originated from a Washington, D.C.-area phone number, authorities said. …
