An ousted education chief was convicted in a bribery scheme which saw children eating chicken with metal pieces in it after a jury was shown photos of him beaming at a slaughterhouse with one of his co-conspirators.Eric Goldstein, the former head of the New York City Education Department's Office of School Support Services, was found guilty of extortion, conspiracy and bribery on Wednesday, along with his co-conspirators, Blaine Iler, Michael Turley and Brian Twomey — the owners of Texas-based Somma Food Group. The four men now face up to 20 years in prison, each.Federal prosecutors said believed to total close to $80,000, from the three business owners in exchange for granting their food service’s company sought-after food contracts to New York City schools.
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