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David Binkle, Los Angeles Unified School District food
services director, had been "temporarily reassigned" pending an
investigation into a "confidential personnel matter", the
district statement said.
The Los Angeles Times, citing a draft report from the inspector
general's office, said that Binkle failed to report ownership
interests in a food consulting firm, mismanaged the school
system's $500,000 yearly marketing budget, and had not disclosed
payments from suppliers to attend conferences.
Representatives for the district could not be reached to provide
additional details.
Binkle could not be reached, but told the LA Times by email, "I
have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide since my
actions were approved and encouraged from senior district
officials, general counsel or the ethics office."
"I am confident the truth and facts will show the allegations
are unsubstantiated," he said.
Binkle was spotlighted by Michelle Obama's Let's Move youth
health initiative last year for exceeding school nutrition
standards in the country's second largest school system.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Louise
Ireland)
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