This is sort of one of those Aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play? statements. It comes from a University of Florida official responding to a scathing state audit of the university’s handling of federal grant spending.
The arrest of nuclear engineering professor Samim Anghaie and his wife, Sousan, in October on federal fraud charges resulted in an internal UF audit that is also part of the report.
The couple face a July 6 trial in federal court in Gainesville on charges they fraudulently obtained $3.7 million in government contracts and diverted money into personal bank accounts to buy cars and homes. The audit found internal controls failed to prevent nearly $58,000 in inappropriate salary costs from being charged to two federal projects.
In another case, an audit found $890 in moving expenses for an employee who relocated to Gainesville from Georgia were improperly charged to a federal project.
Okay, Anghaie, and his wife, and the relocating employee aside, there’s absolutely nothing to see here.