AUSTIN – A grand jury in Harris County has issued indictments against five individuals involved in a scheme to help unqualified individuals fraudulently obtain Texas teacher certifications. The operation enabled aspiring teachers, who could not pass the Texas Education Agency (“TEA”) licensing exams on their own, to fraudulently obtain passing scores. The defendants include Vincent Grayson, 57, the alleged scheme organizer; Nicolas Newton, 35, Tywana Gilford Mason, 51, Darian Wilhite, 22, and LaShonda Roberts, […]
