U.S. authorities charge school staff over illegal crypto mining operation
The United States Department of Justice has filed charges against two senior staff members of New Jersey’s Patterson Joint Unified School District for allegedly running a crypto mining farm. In a recent statement, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asserted that former Assistant Superintendent and Chief Business Officer of Patterson Joint Unified School District, Jeffrey Menge, orchestrated embezzlement schemes alongside the school district’s IT Director, Eric Drabert, from 2018 to 2022. Drabert collaborated in running a crypto mining farm, using school district property and electricity. The mined crypto currency, between $1 million and $1.5 million, was transferred to their personal wallets. However, the statement failed to specify the number of school s within the district involved in the crypto mining operation , despite the district encompassing 10 school s catering to approximately 6,200 students. You might also like: Kyrgyzstan witnesses major boost...