San Juan Capistrano, CALIFORNIA

Story dated July 14, 2007 - Two Orange County administrators at the Capistrano Unified School District pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the alleged creation of an enemies list to thwart a recall effort.

Both were indicted by a grand jury in May. Former Supt. James A. Fleming was charged with misappropriating public funds, using public funds to influence an election and conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public. Assistant Supt. Susan McGill was charged with lying to a grand jury and conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public.

Orange County prosecutors are also planning a civil action against Capistrano Unified School District officials for allegedly conducting business in secret. The trustees and administrators of the school district have been mired in a string of controversies for more than three years.

See "Grand jury transcripts shed new light into CUSD probe" The administrators reportedly used student databases to identify recall petitioners and the schools their children attended.