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A Guide to Understanding the Sweetwater Scandal

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  Construction workers at Chula Vista High School working on projects funded by a $644 million borrowing plan. The Sweetwater school district's construction spending is at the center of an ongoing political corruption scandal there.

Posted: Monday, January 30, 2012 6:45 am |Updated: 7:16 am, Mon Jan 30, 2012.

• By Rob Davis

The corruption investigation and scandal that's engulfed the Sweetwater Union High School District, which educates 42,000 South Bay children, has been slowly unfolding for months.

Most recently, prosecutors charged four current and former district officials with felonies, alleging that they failed to disclose lavish gifts and traded their influence for expensive meals, show tickets and campaign donations. A contractor has also been