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A former high-ranking New York City school official, Eric Goldstein, is set to be sentenced today for his role in a bribery scheme involving tainted food served in schools. Goldstein, who once served as the Chief Executive Officer of School Support Services, was found guilty of accepting bribes from Texas-based meat supplier Somma Foods in exchange for awarding them contracts to supply food to schools.
Prosecutors are pushing for several years in prison for Goldstein, highlighting that the food supplied by Somma Foods contained pieces of plastic, metal, and bones, which were served to students in 2015 and. . .