ECOT Still In The News

Federal prosecutors subpoenaed nearly two decades’ worth of campaign contribution records…connected to backers of a giant, now-defunct online charter school…accused of inflating the number of students it served. The Justice Department and FBI sought Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow campaign records from the Ohio Secretary of State…in a grand jury subpoena sent in 2019…seeking all campaign contribution records since 2000 for ECOT. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio declined to discuss details or the existence of any investigation. No charges have been brought.