The food director of the Harvey School District in Illinois, USA, took advantage of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic to steal $1.5 million in ingredients, mainly chicken wings.

Schematic diagram of an American chicken wing meal.

(Reuters)

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Vera Liddell, the 66-year-old food director of the Harvey School District in Illinois, USA, stole food worth US$1.5 million (about NT$45 million) during the outbreak of Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) , mainly chicken wings.

According to "Fox News" reports, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Harvey School District adopted a distance teaching method. Although parents can still come to receive meals, Liddell found an opportunity to enrich himself and stole 10,000 More than 1,000 boxes of chicken wings.

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It wasn’t until the school district conducted a mid-year review that it was discovered that the food expenditure far exceeded the budget. After checking, it was discovered that a large number of chicken wings had been ordered, but the school district would never provide this kind of food with bones to students. Supervisor Liddell is up to no good.

After Liddell was arrested, the judge ruled that the bail was set at US$150,000 (approximately NT$4.5 million), and he is still in custody at the Cook County Jail in Illinois.