Former President, Exec Vice President of DCPS teacher union indicted for stealing union funds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE 6:40 P.M. - Duval Teachers United has released a statement regarding the indictment.

In the statement, they provided the following statement:

"This will never happen again! Over a year ago, DTU was made aware that the FBI and IRS were investigating former President Terrie Brady and former Vice President Ruby George related to misappropriation of funds. Neither the Duval Teachers United organization nor any current employees were subjects of the investigation which was conducted. The new leadership has been cooperating fully with law enforcement to support a full and thorough investigation. DTU will pursue all legal channels to recoup lost funds and hold those responsible accountable."

Click below to read the full statement.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced the indictment of the former President and Executive Vice President of Duval Teachers United.

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Teresa Brady and Rudy George were the former President and Executive Vice President of Duval Teachers United (DTU), a labor union representing Duval County Public Schools. DTU has approximately 6,500 members with an annual revenue of $5 million.

Brady and George are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, eight counts of aiding and abetting wire fraud, and three counts of aiding and abetting mail fraud. Brady is also charged with an additional two counts of money laundering.

According to the indictment, Brady and George had engaged in a conspiracy to steal more than $1.2 million each from DTU from 2013 to 2022. The indictment alleges that they would sell back leave time that they had not accrued or earned back, as well as providing false information to the auditors of DTU and signing each other’s checks.

The indictment further alleges that Brady and George withheld this unearned compensation from the Florida Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC), responsible for public labor unions in Florida, in required annual financial statement filings.

Brady also allegedly had used the fraud proceeds to pay upwards of $10,000 in personal credit card debt.

If convicted on the conspiracy, wire fraud, and mail fraud counts, Brady and George each face a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment on each count. Brady also faces a maximum penalty of 10 years on each money laundering count. The indictment states that the U.S. intends to forget at least $2,600,235.99 of the alleged proceeds from the fraud.

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