Former executive reaches plea deal

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A former charter school executive who once was responsible for the education of thousands of District children apparently has agreed to plead guilty to theft and fraud charges more than a year after being accused of using her position to make money for herself, her friends and her family.

The terms of Brenda Belton’s plea agreement were not disclosed in the charging documents filed Friday and obtained by The Examiner. Belton was “charged by information” — an indication that a plea has been worked out, because a person can be charged by information only if he or she waives their right to have a grand jury hear the evidence.

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