Ex-CPS Principal Sentenced to Year in Prison Following Nearly Decade-Long Fraud Scheme

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Original Load Date Aug. 21, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated Aug. 21, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/21/ex-cps-principal-sentenced-year-prison-following-nearly-decade-long-fraud-scheme

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A former Chicago Public Schools principal has been sentenced to federal prison after he and two others pleaded guilty to a nearly decade-long fraud scheme that netted the trio more than $1 million. A federal judge this week sentenced Brian Metcalf, a former CPS network chief and principal at Gage P...