DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Board of Education voted Thursday to appoint Dr. Norman C. Sauce III as interim superintendent following the suspension of Dr. Devon Horton.

The decision came during an emergency meeting called just days after Horton was indicted on federal corruption charges in Illinois.

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The backstory:

Federal prosecutors accuse Horton and three associates of steering contracts, approving false invoices, and accepting kickbacks while he led Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The 17-count indictment alleges the misconduct took place years before Horton was hired in Georgia.

Horton’s attorney has called the charges "

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