Harriette M. Walters, the mastermind of probably the biggest fraud in the history of the D.C. government, was permitted to enter into a plea agreement that would allow her to serve only 15 to 18 years ...

While D.C. charter schools executive Brenda Belton was stealing and illegally steering $800,000 in charter funds, she was jeopardizing the futures of 3,500 District students, prosecutors argued ...