Second receiver named for companies involved in Options charter school case
A D.C. Superior Court judge appointed a receiver Friday to oversee two for-profit companies that are led by the former managers of Options Public Charter School, who have beenaccused of creating an elaborate contracting scheme to divert millions of dollars from the school.
The former managers, who deny any wrongdoing, are among the defendants in a civil complaint that the District’s attorney general filed this month.
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The receiver is Joe Bruno, president of Building Hope, a nonprofit organization that provides business services and loans to charter schools. Bruno will be responsible for taking control of the two companies’ finances and preserving their assets while the civil lawsuit proceeds.
Although no one has been criminally charged in the case, investigators have been interviewing people, and a grand jury is expected to convene as early as next week, according to several people familiar with the case.
The future of Options remains uncertain. The D.C. Public Charter School Board said last week that it would vote on Oct. 16 about whether to take a first step toward closing the school because of financial
