This video is based on public records: USAC E-Rate funding data, certified FCC filings, New York and New Jersey state corporate records, and federal court documents. Sources are shown on screen throughout.
Except where this video describes criminal cases that ended in guilty pleas or convictions — the 2018 Rockland County prosecutions and the January 2026 guilty plea of Richard Bernstein — no person, school, or company shown in this video has been charged with any crime, and none of the filings or prices discussed have been found unlawful by any court or agency.
High prices and single-bid awards are documented facts from federal records; they are not, by themselves, findings of wrongdoing. Where this video raises questions about those records, they are questions — the answers belong to the people who signed the forms.
Every school, company, and individual featured was contacted in writing before publication, with the documents enclosed, and offered the opportunity to respond. As of publication, Mr. Kraut's written response is pending; we will report it when it arrives.
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