Charges against his wife, Deborah, were dismissed. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay will be sentenced on March 31, 2022 at 10 a.m. after pleading guilty to Former Athens Superintendent Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Sisk, along with Corkren and Tutt have entered guilty pleas. Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. Dr. Trey Holladay coached football at SWHS and Coffeeville in the 1990s, and until recently, was the Superintendent in Limestone County. Former Athens school Superintendent Trey Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Tom Sisk were indicted by a federal grand jury in Montgomery, court records showed. The Athens school board bought out the remainder of his contract for $250,000 while he was being investigated. In order to obtain the student information about private school students, Holladay and his co-defendants offered various benefits to private schools, largely located in the state's Black Belt. Some of the benefits offered included laptop computers, access to curriculum, standardized testing and money payments, according to the Attorney's Office. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay was indicted on one charge of Conspiracy and dozens of charges of Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. Trey Holladay, the former superintendent of the Athens city school system, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in Montgomery federal court, court records show. ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Former Athens superintendent, William Lee Trey Holladay has entered a guilty plea for a conspiracy charge. June 9, 2020. On December 16, Holladay pleaded guilty to conspiring Carter took his case to trial earlier this year and was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of wire fraud and two identity theft charges after nearly four weeks of testimony. Earlier this month, a former Athens city school superintendent pleaded guilty to one of several counts of conspiring with others to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education in a multi-million-dollar virtual school fraud scheme. Former Athens school Superintendent Trey Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Tom Sisk were indicted by a federal grand jury in Montgomery, court records showed. ATHENS, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay, III, on Thursday, December 16, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education through falsely inflating the number of students enrolled in virtual schools, according to the Alabama Middle District U.S. Attorney's Office. Former Limestone County Schools Superintendent Tom Sisk, left, and former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay. Trey Holladay changed his plea of not guilty to guilty on one count of conspiracy in the federal case. Athens City school board president Russell Johnson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Police car on the street at night. Crystal Whitten started this petition to Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay Athens High School students dont have access to bus transportation. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. Former Athens school Superintendent Trey Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Tom Sisk were indicted by a federal grand jury in Montgomery, court records showed. Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay will be sentenced on March 31, 2022 at 10 a.m. after pleading guilty to conspiracy last December. Holladay pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme on Thursday, December 16. Sisk and Tutt will be sentenced on May 11. Holladay left his job last fall amid an investigation after the Athens school board agreed to pay him $250,000 to buy out his contract. Holladay now faces a maximum five-year prison sentence and has agreed to potential monetary penalties imposed by a judge, according to court records. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. Courtesy photos. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay, III, on Thursday, December 16, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education through falsely inflating the number of students enrolled in virtual schools, according to the Alabama Middle District U.S. Attorney's Office. The U.S. Department of Justice released an indictment Tuesday related to the investigation of a former Superintendent of Athens City Schools. William Lee Trey Holladay, III formally separated from Athens City Schools in October 2020. The FBI started investigating Holladays home in June 2020. Holladay left his job last fall amid an investigation after the Athens school board agreed to pay him $250,000 to buy out his contract. Trey Holladay has prior experience at School Superintendents of Alabama, Athens City Schools, Personalized Learning - Athens Renaissance and works in Huntsville. Two former north Alabama school superintendents are among six people facing charges including conspiracy, fraud and identity theft in an alleged scheme to illegally boost school funding, court documents unsealed Tuesday show. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. The individual defendants in the lawsuit are former Athens City Schools superintendent Trey Holladay and his wife Deborah, a former Athens City Schools teacher; Rick Carter, Athens City Schools' director of planning; former Limestone County Schools Now, after months of a federal investigation, the Athens City School Board of Education unanimously approved a $250,000 separation agreement with Holladay. Holladay is accused of purposely scheming private school students and their parents out of millions of dollars for his The defendants named in the indictment are: (1) Dr. William L. (Trey) Holladay, III, 56, a resident of Athens, Alabama and the former superintendent of the Athens City Schools district; (2) Deborah Irby Holladay, 57, of Athens and formerly employed by the Athens City Schools district; (3) William Richard (Rick) Carter, Jr., 45, also of Athens, currently the A former Sweet Water football coach pleaded guilty to involvement with defrauding the Alabama State Department of Education in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. Dec. 16, 2021, at 8:14 p.m. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) . The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendents home on Tuesday remain unclear. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay is changing his plea from not guilty to guilty for one of the multiple federal charges he faces. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. Defendant WILLIAM LEE HOLLADAY, III a/k/a "Trey" (hereinafter, "TREY HOLLADAY") was the superintendent of the Athens, Alabama City School District. The defendants named in the indictment are Dr. William L. (Trey) Holladay, III, 56, a resident of Athens, Alabama and the former superintendent of the Athens City Schools district; Deborah Irby Holladay, 57, of Athens and formerly employed by the Athens City Schools district; William Richard (Rick) Carter, Jr., 45, also of Athens, currently the executive director Holladay parted ways with Athens City Schools in October 2020, when the board agreed to a $250,000 separation agreement. Trey Holladay, 57, faces up to five years in prison and substantial monetary penalties according to a statement by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Middle Now, after months of a federal investigation, the Athens City School Board of Education unanimously approved a $250,000 separation agreement with Holladay. ATHENS, Ala. A former Athens City Schools superintendent and a former Limestone County Schools superintendent are two of the six people listed in a federal indictment involving charges of Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay was indicted on one charge of Conspiracy MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A former north Alabama school superintendent charged in a scheme to skim education funds told a court he wants to plead guilty to a single federal charge, court documents show. In December, former Athens Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy. ATHENS, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay, III, on Thursday, December 16, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the Alabama State Department of Education through falsely inflating the number of students enrolled in virtual schools, according to the Alabama Middle District U.S. Attorney's Office. Trey Holladay served as superintendent from July 2013 to Oct. 31, 2020. ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Former Athens superintendent, William Lee Trey Holladay has entered a guilty plea for a conspiracy charge. A notice filed in federal court in Montgomery shows former Athens school superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty to conspiracy. Details on the plea agreement were released by the U.S. Attorneys Office in Montgomery on Thursday. A judge hasnt yet scheduled a hearing to accept a plea. Details on the plea agreement were released by the U.S. Attorneys Office in Montgomery on Thursday. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. A former school superintendent pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiracy in a virtual school fraud case. The former superintendent of the Athens City Schools System on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the state by inflating the number of students enrolled in a virtual school. The defendants named in the indictment are: (1) Dr. William L. (Trey) Holladay, III, 56, a resident of Athens, Alabama and the former superintendent of the Athens City Schools district; (2) Deborah Irby Holladay, 57, of Athens and formerly employed by the Athens City Schools district; (3) William Richard (Rick) Carter, Jr., 45, also of Athens, currently the The former superintendent of the Athens City Schools System on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud the state by inflating the number of students enrolled in a virtual school. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay was indicted on one charge of Conspiracy and dozens of charges of Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft. The superintendent of an Alabama school district says there are no charges against him after the FBI showed up at his home. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay officially pleaded guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme on Thursday. With the Former Athens City Schools superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in a school fraud scheme. News outlets report an FBI spokesman confirmed a law enforcement action Tuesday morning at the home of Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay. Holladay was on leave from June 2020 until In Thursday arraignment hearing, attorneys for former Limestone County Schools Superintendent Tom Sisk, former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay, his wife retired Athens City School teacher Deborah Holladay, current Executive Director of Planning for Athens City Schools Rick Carter and two longtime friends of the Holladays also waived their Sentencing is expected next year.