Keleher had been the subject of intense public criticism as a result of closing over 450 schools in Puerto Rico[1] and the reforms she advanced to reduce political influence in the Department.

She has made appearances on TODAY, PBS NewsHour, C-SPAN, and many other national TV programs, and been published across leading trade, academic, and mainstream publications.

The hurricane left 95% of the island without communications, food, water and medical care, and all 3.4 million residents lost electrical power.

Secretary DeVos announced that $2 million of federal funds would be awarded by the ED to aid in the recovery of the schools.

13 months later – and present an entirely new theory of the crimes[8] On January 14, 2020, Keleher was again indicted by the FBI on honest services fraud charges[9] The allegations stated Keleher used her position to exchange 1,034 square feet of a public school in Santurce to a private company in exchange for an apartment in the Ciudadela apartment complex in San Juan.

[21] The widening of a road had been approved by the cognizant agencies back in 2003 years before Keleher began working in Puerto Rico.

Keleher submitted Motions to Change Venue, which was based on the overwhelmingly negative and sensationalized media coverage the case had received.

[10] On June 8, 2021, Keleher pled guilty before Federal Judge Francisco Besosa for two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud.

[14] Her professional work includes designing workforce development programs for returning citizens and teaching criminal justice courses.

She is a Smart Justice Ambassador with the ACLU and works on issues related to probation reform, expungement and police accountability.

The firm specialized strategic planning, project management and performance evaluation services to states, local school districts, nonprofits and for-profit entities around the country.

[17] Keleher was a consultant in Puerto Rico for three years and was responsible for drafting the Department's Flexibilty Waiver request.