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Arizona Charter School Paid Over $45 Million To Owner, Family
Published: Friday, October 25, 2019 - 12:55pm
Updated: Monday, October 28, 2019 - 8:42am
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New financial records show that an East Valley charter school chain, American Leadership Academy, paid over $45 million to companies owned by its founder, Glenn Way, or one of his relatives.
Last year, an investigation showed that Way profited about $37 million in real estate deals connected with American Leadership Academy expansion schools.
Craig Harris is an investigative reporter at the Arizona Republic who is covering this story. He joined The Show to talk about what he found.