Silas Potter was the former director of the Seattle School District's small business program, which was set up to help minority and women-owned businesses win more contracts.
Potter is accused of handing out $250,000 worth of contracts to companies that didn't do much, if any work. A state audit also found that he signed off on about $1.8 million in questionable deals. In some cases, prosecutors say Potter set up dummy businesses and issued fraudulent invoices.
Potter was arrested on Saturday after failing to show up for a pre-trial hearing on April 2. A judge issued a $100,000 bench warrant for his arrest.
Prosecutors say Potter faces three to five years in prison when he's sentenced on May 24.
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