State’s attorney probes Rock Terrace case

The Sentinel

...“(Pisha) was on the supervisory committee of the MCT Federal Credit Union during the period of time in question that money was flowing into and out of these accounts,” Astrove said. “At a minimum, he should have disclosed this conflict of interest to the parents, and preferably, should have recused himself and turned this all over to an external, outside auditor.”
Tofig said Pisha did not remove himself from MCPS’ investigation of Rock Terrace because the investigation centered on how the school staff handled funds as part of an educational program rather than investigating a bank or credit union.
Astrove said she is opposed to MCPS having any access to account record beyond what parents have already provided, but the school system needs to figure out how much money the students are owed and it get back to them.
“I have zero confidence in MCPS to come to a fair, full, and complete reconciliation of how much these children are owed,” Astrove said. “Only an independent, outside auditor should have access to these records. The prosecutor, Hannah Gleason, specifically mentioned the possibility of having a certified fraud examiner review them, and that would be fine, but not MCPS people. They already screwed up.”