Former TPS Admin Sentenced To Federal Prison For Wire Fraud, Ordered To Pay $593K In Restitution

A former administrator from Tulsa Public Schools was sentenced on Monday for stealing from the district by creating fraudulent invoices and purchase orders. 

Devin Fletcher pleaded guilty last fall to causing a loss of over $600,000 to the district and its nonprofit foundation. As a result, he was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison, ordered to pay $593,000 in restitution, and will serve three years of supervised release after his imprisonment.

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Prosecutors stated that starting in 2018, Fletcher enlisted the services of a family member's business for consulting purposes, but no actual services were rendered. This continued until 2022, when TPS began to notice warning signs and launched an investigation.

Documents reveal that he defrauded the school district and the nonprofit Foundation of over $600,000 by inflating invoices and contracting with a fictitious consulting firm. Court documents indicate that bonus payments were made to employees through a vendor called Snickelbox, which alerted the district to potential issues.

Accounting records from Snickelbox, obtained during the district's insurance claims process, revealed that those payments to employees amounted to $17,000.