- Essex District Attorney’s Office
- Office of the Inspector General
Media Contact for Former Marblehead METCO Director Indicted for Larceny
Carrie Kimball
Marblehead, Massachusetts — The former Director of the Marblehead branch of the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) has been indicted on charges that he stole approximately $20,000 from a fund designated to support the METCO program at Marblehead High School.
An Essex Grand Jury today returned 2 indictments alleging that Francois Fils-Aime, 47, of Randolph, used funds from a bank account referred to as The Marblehead METCO Sunshine Fund for his own personal use. The Fund included deposits from METCO parents’ yearly dues and donations from interested individuals and organizations.
The Marblehead School Department became aware of the bank account after not renewing the defendant’s contract in 2017 and organizations inquired to whom they should make their annual donation. The Essex District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General conducted a joint investigation.
An arraignment date has not been scheduled. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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