N&R stays on the UNCG time sheet scandal, reporting Chancellor Linda Brady sends out two emails claiming UNCG police and the Guilford County District Attorney’s Office initiated the felony charges, not campus officials:
When alerted to the fact that an audit of University Relations equipment found evidence of misconduct, Campus Police contacted University Relations to secure the evidence. Campus Police conducted an independent investigation and reviewed the evidence. Campus Police then presented the evidence to the District Attorney’s office. The District Attorney’s office reviewed the evidence, determined that there was sufficient evidence to warrant felony charges, and agreed to go forward with prosecution of those charges. No University administrators provided input or direction to Campus Police or the District Attorney’s office regarding the pursuit of criminal charges.
Still, the question remains—who requested the audit and why? And why wasn’t the administration notified when administrative employees were about to be charged with a crime that allegedly took place on university time?
The university’s Board of Trustees is meeting this morning, but —you guessed it —state law does not require the board to reveal the name of the employee whom they will discuss. While there are many more questions here, count on the fact that Brady and her administration will do everything they can to keep this situation under wraps.
