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A hacked email and a ‘romance scam’ helped thieves siphon $13 million from Chester Upland schools, officials say

The thieves laundered around $3 million of the state subsidy money into cryptocurrency, authorities said, while $10.3 million has been recovered and returned to the school district.

A Chester Upland School District bus pulls up at Chester High School.
A Chester Upland School District bus pulls up at Chester High School.Read moreCLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer / File photo / Staff Photographer