JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With a trial looming, former Duval Teachers United Executive Vice President Ruby George pleaded guilty Aug. 4 to federal fraud charges surrounding $1.2 million in sales of leave time.

The plea leaves former DTU President Terrie Brady, a longtime figure in labor and Democratic Party circles, preparing to face a jury alone.

Teams for both the prosecution and defense asked Aug.1 to delay that trial from September to November, however.

George and Brady, who jointly led the 6,500-member union for 24 years and were its top-ranking employees, were together in December 2024 on charges that they both sold back to DTU big blocks of vacation time they hadn’t earned.

George, 82, pleaded to three of the seven counts that mention her by name, admitting roles in conspi

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