In 2000, the University of Florida named Professor Dov Borovsky a Research Foundation Professor, his work on insect control making him among “the best of the best” on that faculty. He’s clearly admired, and well-compensated.
Borovsky has responded to UF’s largesse with conflict of interest and theft. He’s been arrested on grand larceny and fraud charges:
Borovsky took three separate trips to Malaysia that he reported were on behalf of the university, but were actually in connection with his work as a paid consultant, scientific adviser and shareholder in the Malaysian-based company EntoGenex International.
He got the university to pay for his airfare, although EntoGenex had already paid for it. He also denied a business interest in the company.