Cynthia Ayer, former technology director at Bamberg County School District One, sentenced to two years in jail. Ayer pleaded guilty in April to committing mail fraud by submitting applications containing false information. E-Rate program subsidizes Internet access, telecommunications services to schools and libraries in poor areas. Program was created by Congress in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and its $2.3 billion annual budget is funded by telecommunications carriers. Seven companies and 17 individuals have pleaded guilty or been found guilty, or entered into civil settlements.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2123519/school-tech-director-gets-jail-time-for-e-rate-fraud.html