一名马萨诸塞州男子因冒充俄克拉荷马州前教育主任并给学校发送假信而被起诉。 A Massachusetts man was indicted for impersonating Oklahoma’s former education chief and sending fake letters to schools.

一名马萨诸塞州男子,Owen Thomas Cunningham, 48岁,因假扮前俄克拉荷马州州长Ryan Walters而被起诉。 A Massachusetts man, Owen Thomas Cunningham, 48, has been indicted for falsely impersonating former Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Cunningham于2024年8月向俄克拉荷马州各地的校长发送伪造信件, 声称代表Walters行事, 并要求向学生分发某些文件。 In August 2024, Cunningham sent forged letters to school superintendents across Oklahoma, claiming to act on Walters’ behalf and requesting distribution of certain documents to students. Walters证实他没有批准这些信件 俄克拉荷马州调查局启动了一项调查 Walters confirmed he did not authorize the letters, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation launched an inquiry. Gentner Drummond总检察长谴责这种行为,认为这是蓄意欺骗教育工作者和破坏公众信任的企图。 Attorney General Gentner Drummond condemned the act as a deliberate attempt to deceive educators and undermine public trust. Cunningham面临假冒公职人员的轻罪指控,可判处长达六个月的监禁、2 000美元的罚款,或两者兼罚。 Cunningham faces a misdemeanor charge of false impersonation of a public officer, punishable by up to six months in jail, a $2,000 fine, or both. 本案突出了对公共教育中欺诈行为的关切。 The case highlights concerns over fraud in public education.