On October 5, 2026, Devon Horton, the former superintendent of DeKalb County Schools, entered a guilty plea to three counts of wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion for receiving kickbacks on contracts with an Illinois school district.
The charges stem from a scheme in which Horton obtained illicit payments tied to contracts awarded to the Illinois district that he had previously overseen.
The plea addresses three counts and is linked to the kickback arrangement involving the contracts for the Illinois school district he once managed.