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Section 5/110-5 of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure sets forth criteria relevant to determining the amount of bail and conditions of release. 725 ILCS 5/110-5. In particular, the Court may consider the likelihood of conviction Based upon matters discussed herein, the People of the State of Illinois recommend that this Honorable Court set an appropriate bond in this case. Respectfully submitted, KIMBERLY M. FOXX STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY BY: aren Crothers Assistant State's Attorney ll, Facts of Case Vera Liddell the former Director of Food Services for Harvey School District 152 began working as a consultant for the school district in July, 2020. In the year and a half that followed, the defendant engaged in a pervasive embezzlement scheme which resulted in the theft of over $1.5 million of taxpayer funds, The massive fraud began at the height of COVID during a time when students were not allowed to be physically present in school. Even though the children were learning remotely, the school district continued to provide meals for the students that their families could pick up. From July, 2020 through February, 2022, the defendant placed hundreds of ‘unauthorized orders for food items, primarily chicken wings, with the school district’s main purveyor, Gordon Food Service. The defendant placed the unsanctioned purchases separately from the district’s legitimate orders. Believing the defendant was authorized to make the purchases, Gordon Food Service would then bill the school district for the items. All of the unauthorized purchases were subsequently paid by the district. In January, 2022, the district's business manager conducted a routine mid-year audit of individual departments to ensure spending was in line with their individual budgets. It was then she discovered that the food service department had exceeded its annual budget by over $300,000 and they were only halfway through the school year Upon closer review, she discovered individual invoices signed by Liddell for massive quantities of chicken wings, an item that was never served to students because they contain bones. ‘The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office was contacted and an investigation ensued. Defendant had been hired as a consultant after her tenure as Director of Food in 2021 to assist in the transition of the new director. The defendant continued to be the only person placing food orders for the district. As such, defendant had contact with several Gordon Food Service employees via phone and in person multiple times per Servic week. Interviews of these employees revealed they all were familiar with the defendant due to the massive amount of chicken wings she would purchase. They all related, and internal documents reveal, that the defendant would call and place enormous orders for chicken wings separately from the schools’ regular orders. Surveillance video of both the interior and exterior of the Gordon Food Service facility confirms that the defendant would artive, often times prior to the store opening, to pick up the food. The defendant would sign an electronic keypad acknowledging receipt of the chicken wings and bill the district for the items. She would then leave with the stolen goods in one of the school district's cargo vans. The food was never brought to the school or provided to the students. All of the invoices were paid by the district. Utilizing this scheme, the defendant stole over 11,000 cases of chickens wings alone. She stole over $1.5 million in taxpayer funds between July, 2020 and February, 2022. Bond Recommendation: ne STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) ss COUNTY OF COOK ) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CRIMINAL DIVISION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS Plaintiff 23 (06658201 “v8: VERA LIDDELL Defendant PEOPLE’S FACTUAL PROFFER, IN SUPPORT OF SETTING BOND, = 8 NOW COME the People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff herein, tiipygh theft attomey KIMBERLY M. FOXX, State’s Attomey of Cook County, by het -Assistaii y 4 ey ty, by het, ait Karen Crothers, and hereby present their factual proffer in support of setting bond: gS 1 Introduction: 2 ass Section 5/110-5 of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure sets forth criterig-televant4b determining the amount of bail and conditions of release. 725 ILCS SM¥0-5. The information used by the Court in its findings with regard to setting the amount of bail may be presented by way of written proffer based upon reliable information offered by the State. 725 ILCS 5/110-5 BOND PROFFER 1. Defendant, Vera Liddell has been charged with the felony offenses of Continuing Financial Crimes Enterprise, 720 ILCS 5/17-10.6(h) (Class X) Theft, 720 ILCS 5/16-1 (Class X) exceeding $1,000,000 , Defendant. Vera Liddell has no publishable criminal history. 1

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