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Kamar Samuels and deputy’s improper DOE contracts ultimately led to perv teacher in NYC schools during investigation

Nypost · · 494 words · By David Spector
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Kamar Samuels and deputy’s improper DOE contracts ultimately led to perv teacher in NYC schools during investigation See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleA complaint about a pervy public school teacher triggered the probe that revealed improper DOE contracts signed by Kamar Samuels before he became NYC schools chancellor.

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Investigators began investigating contracts in the Upper West Side’s District 3, where Samuels was superintendent from 2022 until he became schools chancellor in January, with Sean Kreyling’s Language Learning Network after a whistleblower alerted them to…

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Claim 1: “District 3 Deputy Superintendent Mariela Graham signed the deal with LLN, which was not an approved DOE vendor”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Mariela Graham signing a deal with LLN.
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Claim 2: “The 2014 report stated that Franco denied all of the allegations made against him”
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Claim 3: “Samuels, who was then superintendent of the district, inked a similar deal with Kreyling the year before — and knew all about the check splitting”
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Claim 4: “Investigators recommended that the DOE blacklist Kreyling and any of his businesses”
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Claim 5: “Mariela Graham... conspired to split payments between two of Kreyling’s companies to avoid financial oversight”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Mariela Graham conspiring to split payments.
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Claim 6: “The agreement stipulated that Franco would be barred from all future work with the DOE unless the Department of Human Resources signed off on it”
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The source iLovetheUpperWestSide.com explicitly states the settlement barred him from future department work unless the human resources office signed off.
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web search NEUTRAL — The department is headed by the secretary of energy, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the Cabinet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_En…
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web search NEUTRAL — He retired from the DOE under a March 2015 settlement barring him from future department work unless its human resources office signed off, a condition that failed to keep him out of a classroom nine …
https://www.ilovetheupperwestside.com/probe-of-upper-west-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Definition Of A Department – Human Resources Management And …
https://www.thebalancemoney.com/what-is-the-human-resource-d…
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Claim 7: “Franco had engaged in inappropriate conduct with a minor in 2014, according to a special commissioner of investigation report”
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Two independent web search results confirm that an SCI report substantiated allegations of inappropriate conduct/sexual comments by Franco toward a minor in 2014.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin H. Gunsel (April 2, 1909 – June 17, 1974) was the interim Commissioner of the National Football League from 1959 to 1960, following the death of Bert Bell on October 11, 1959.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Gunsel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Robert Mueller special counsel investigation was a criminal investigation into associates of 45th U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin regarding Russian interference in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Smith special counsel investigation was a special counsel investigation into efforts by Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election of Joe Biden that was opened by U.S. Attorney Genera…
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Claim 8: “improper DOE contracts signed by Kamar Samuels before he became NYC schools chancellor”
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Multiple web search results report that Chancellor Kamar Samuels signed an 'illegal' or 'improper' $180,000 no-bid contract with a non-approved vendor and split payments to hide it.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Melissa Aviles-Ramos is an American educator who served as the 32nd New York City Schools Chancellor. She previously served as Deputy Chancellor for family and community engagement and external affair…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Aviles-Ramos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE; also known as New York City Public Schools) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Department_of_Ed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamar Samuels is a Jamaican-American educator who has served as the chancellor of New York City Public Schools since January 1, 2026. Before becoming chancellor, he served as superintendent for Manhat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamar_Samuels
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Claim 9: “Samuels was superintendent [of District 3] from 2022 until he became schools chancellor in January”
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Wikipedia and official social media posts confirm Kamar Samuels served as superintendent for District 3 and became chancellor on January 1, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamar Samuels is a Jamaican-American educator who has served as the chancellor of New York City Public Schools since January 1, 2026. Before becoming chancellor, he served as superintendent for Manhat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamar_Samuels
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Schools chancellor (formally the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education) is the head of the New York City Department of Education. The chancellor is appointed by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Schools_Chancell…
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Claim 10: “Franco irrevocably retired from the DOE as part of a settlement he signed on March 6, 2015, according to a subsequent 2025 SCI report”
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One source (iLovetheUpperWestSide.com) mentions he retired under a March 2015 settlement. The claim mentions a 2025 SCI report, which aligns with the timeline of the other reporting, but only one specific source details the settlement date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Accounts identified in this subsection (f){6). (g) Payments to be Made Only After Final Approval. Promptly following the occurrence ofFinal Approval, the ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2025 ... Recommendation: The Governance Committee recommends that the Board adopt the following: (1) Retirement Enhancement Review Policy with revisions ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... REPORTING BUREAU. VOLUME 240. APPELLATE DIVISION REPORTS. 3d SERIES. 2025. Page 2. COPYRIGHT 2025 BY. SECRETARY OF STATE. State of New York. This paper meets ...
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Claim 11: “The disgraced Franco began working at the Upper West Side K-8 and middle schools in September 2024, now going by the name “Rafael,” the 2025 SCI report stated”
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While the provided evidence mentions the investigation into Samuels and the 'perv teacher', the specific detail about working at Upper West Side schools in September 2024 as 'Rafael' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple provided sources, though it is implied by the 'Probe of Upper West Side Teacher' headline.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · Investigators first started investigation District 3's contracts with Sean Kreyling and Language Learning Network after a whistleblower ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/us-news/samuels-and-deputys-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 30, 2026 · A perv teacher was the first domino to fall that ultimately led to The Post uncovering New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels' ...
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Claim 12: “Sean Kreyling’s Language Learning Network... placed Franco [at Manhattan School for Children and Community Action School]”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of generic Wikipedia entries for the name 'Sean' and 'Hypergraph'. No specific evidence in the provided results confirms the placement of Franco by Sean Kreyling's LLN.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In mathematics, a hypergraph is a generalization of a graph in which an edge can join any number of vertices. In contrast, in an ordinary graph, an edge connects exactly two vertices. Formally, a dire…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, Dixieland, or simply the South) is one of the four census regions of the United…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, [1][2] is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן ), Seán (anglicized as S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean
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Claim 13: “Franco made sexual comments to a 15-year-old male student and also allegedly touched the boy at Kingsborough Early College Secondary School”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Franco made sexual comments to and touched a 15-year-old male student at Kingsborough Early College Secondary School.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn College (BC) is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, New York. It is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and enrolled nearly 14,000 students on a 35-acre (14 ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many notable people have been born in New York City or have adopted it as their home.
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