A woman is accused of stealing over $1.5 million of food — primarily chicken wings — while working as a consultant for a school district in the Chicago area. 66-year-old Vera Lidell began working as the Director of Food Services for Harvey School District 152 in July 2020. Authorities say that between July 2020 and February 2022, Liddell placed hundreds of unauthorized orders for food items, including 11,000 cases of chicken wings, through the school district’s main supplier. The orders were placed separately from the district’s legitimate orders.
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