Bad Education, the acclaimed new HBO film by Cory Finley, is inspired by the real-life story of Frank Tassone, a Long Island school superintendent who was convicted of helming a scheme to embezzle $11.2 million from his district — the largest such crime in U.S.
history.Tassone — who was arrested in 2004, sentenced in 2006, and released in 2010 due to good behavior — has kept a low profile since the incident.