In 2004, Nobile made allegation of what was termed a scandal that involved administrators' tampering with test and Regents examinations scores at the Cobble Hill School. As a result of Nobile's "whistleblowing," the Education Department assigned the case to Louis N. Scarcella, a retired police detective who then worked for the school system. In 2004 it published his 30-page report that alleged Theresa Capra, Cobble Hill School's assistant principal of humanities, had tampered with scores and the principal Lennel George had covered up. Capra resigned during the investigation and denied the allegations. George was reassigned.