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Former Official Sentenced

By Michelle R. Davis — August 09, 2005 1 min read
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A former Department of Education official who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unlawful conflict of interest was sentenced July 29. Eric G. Andell, a former deputy undersecretary for the department’s office of safe and drug-free schools was sentenced on July 29 to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service.

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A version of this article appeared in the August 10, 2005 edition of Education Week

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