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. With the Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. 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. 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, 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 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. Former Athens Superintendent Holladay and former Limestone County Superintendent Sisk, along with Corkren and Tutt have entered guilty pleas. The superintendent of an Alabama school district says there are no charges against him after the FBI showed up at his home. A judge hasnt yet scheduled a hearing to accept a plea. 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 board president Russell Johnson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. 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 Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. A notice filed in federal court in Montgomery shows former Athens school superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty to conspiracy. Trey Holladay served as superintendent from July 2013 to Oct. 31, 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. 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. The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendents home on Tuesday remain unclear. Details on the plea agreement were released by the U.S. Attorneys Office in Montgomery on Thursday. June 9, 2020. Sentencing is expected next year. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. 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 LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded 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 ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Former Athens superintendent, William Lee Trey Holladay has entered a guilty plea for a conspiracy charge. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. Holladay is accused of purposely scheming private school students and their parents out of millions of dollars for his Crystal Whitten started this petition to Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay Athens High School students dont have access to bus transportation. Holladay was on leave from June 2020 until Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. Details on the plea agreement were released by the U.S. Attorneys Office in Montgomery on Thursday. Former Limestone County Schools Superintendent Tom Sisk, left, and former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay. 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 will be sentenced on March 31, 2022 at 10 a.m. after pleading guilty to Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay plans to plead guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme. ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - Former Athens superintendent, William Lee Trey Holladay has entered a guilty plea for a conspiracy charge. 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. Dec. 16, 2021, at 8:14 p.m. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) . 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. Now, after months of a federal investigation, the Athens City School Board of Education unanimously approved a $250,000 separation agreement with Holladay. Police car on the street at night. 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. 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. 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. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay officially pleaded guilty in a multi-million dollar virtual academy fraud scheme on Thursday. 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. Holladay parted ways with Athens City Schools in October 2020, when the board agreed to a $250,000 separation agreement. 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. 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. Defendant WILLIAM LEE HOLLADAY, III a/k/a "Trey" (hereinafter, "TREY HOLLADAY") was the superintendent of the Athens, Alabama City School District. 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. On December 16, Holladay pleaded guilty to conspiring Trey Holladay, the former superintendent of the Athens city school system, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge in Montgomery federal court, court records show. 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. Former Athens City Schools Superintendent William "Trey" Holladay was indicted on one charge of Conspiracy Dr. Trey Holladay coached football at SWHS and Coffeeville in the 1990s, and until recently, was the Superintendent in Limestone County. 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 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. Holladay now faces a maximum five-year prison sentence and has agreed to potential monetary penalties imposed by a judge, according to court records. Trey Holladay has prior experience at School Superintendents of Alabama, Athens City Schools, Personalized Learning - Athens Renaissance and works in Huntsville. Now, after months of a federal investigation, the Athens City School Board of Education unanimously approved a $250,000 separation agreement with Holladay. Trey Holladay changed his plea of not guilty to guilty on one count of conspiracy in the federal case. Sisk and Tutt will be sentenced on May 11. 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. Charges against his wife, Deborah, were dismissed. In December, former Athens Superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy. Former Athens City Schools superintendent Trey Holladay pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday in a school fraud scheme. 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 News outlets report an FBI spokesman confirmed a law enforcement action Tuesday morning at the home of Athens City Schools Superintendent Trey Holladay. Athens City School Superintendent Trey Holladay was placed on administrative leave after federal agents raided his home in June, 2020. 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. 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.