(CNN) Federal investigators revealed another blow to Detroit Public Schools this week -- the system's former grant-development director has been charged on suspicion of obtaining nearly $1.3 million by lying about children's tutoring services. "In fact, Detroit students were cheated twice by this scheme. "Ms. StarkeyDarden cheated the students of Detroit Public Schools out of valuable resources by fraudulently billing for her company's services," said David P. Gelios, special agent in charge of the FBI in Detroit. "Students that needed tutoring never received it, and money that could have been spent on other resources was paid to Ms. StarkeyDarden as part of her fraud scheme." StarkeyDarden, 69, was charged Monday with federal program theft, for which she could receive up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 if convicted.

Source: CNN May 25, 2016 19:20 UTC