FAMU: Indictment sends 'strong message'
In response to yesterday's indictment of a former FAMU official, the university issued a statement last night saying "it is important that individuals are held accountable for their actions." As reported yesterday by The Gradebook (see post here), Patricia Walker McGill, the former director of FAMU's Institute on Urban Policy and Commerce, was indicted by a federal grand jury on theft and fraud charges and faces up to 350 years in prison.
"As we continue our efforts in restoring the public confidence in our ability to manage our fiscal affairs, this indictment sends a strong message that such behavior will not to tolerated," said the statement from FAMU spokeswoman Sharon Saunders. The statement said FAMU worked closely with the U.S. Attorney's Office on the case.
Former FAMU interim president Castell Bryant fired McGill in 2005, which prompted this lawsuit, set for trial in May. McGill offered her side of the story in this St. Petersburg Times piece.
- Ron Matus, state education reporter
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Sure whatever...... Ammons also sent a strong message when he hired a trustee's brother, who could not remember his dissertation and was the least qualified candidate, to run the DRS. It is business as usual at FAMU.
Posted by: | February 22, 2008 at 07:45 PM