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Sunday, January 28, 2007
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92 Counts of Theft Against a Member of The University's Finance Committee A University of Alaska regent (his term doesn't expire until 2011) on that group's finance committee has been indicted on massive conspiracy, theft, and money laundering charges by the federal government. He's not just on the finance committee. The University of Alaska Fairbanks student newspaper points out that he's also "chair of the Human Resources Committee, and he's one of two regents who gets a voice on the state committee that deals with student loans and financial aid." This crony appointment, a gift to the university from Sen. Bridge-to-Nowhere Ted Stevens, used federal money intended for the poor to pay for his kid's wedding reception, his credit card debt, and a plasma-screen tv. As longtime readers know, UD always turns up, in stories like these, two other purchases: a Cadillac Escalade, and a gated condo overlooking a golf course. UD awaits their mention. When you add to this story the fact that this person is a church pastor, things begin to look seriously over-written. Any editor working on this would by now have eliminated at least the plasma tv, and at most the man of god thing. But it's all true. Just as true is the man's refusal so far to resign, and the inability of the university to get rid of him. Only Alaska's slothful, corrupt legislature can do that. It's got until 2011. |