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GateWay school officials convicted in theft of funds.

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| July 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Fresno Bee. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Louis Galvan

Jul. 1--Khadijah Ghafur, superintendent and board president of the now-closed GateWay Academy charter school system, was convicted Friday of misusing public funds and stealing taxpayer money in a case that gained attention because Ghafur claimed it was spurred by backlash after the Sept. 11 attacks. Some of GateWay's leaders are black and Muslim. In addition to five counts each of misappropriation of public funds and grand theft by embezzlement, Ghafur also was convicted of one count each of theft by false pretenses from bondholders, failing to file a tax return in 2000 and filing a false tax return in 2001.

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