article_snippet.sent: Nearly 180 employees, including 38 principals, were accused of wrongdoing .
article_snippet.sent: the investigation allowed Nearly 180 employees, including 38 principals to accept bonuses of up to $5,000 each, however Superintendent Beverly L. Hall is believed to have accepted up to $500,000 .
article_snippet.sent: 34 educators received between 250 and 1,000 hours of community service and must repay 34 educators bonuses .
article_snippet.sent: According to Governing.com, most educators' bonuses didn't exceed a total of $5,000 between 2005 and 2009.