TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M College athletic director Angela Suggs was arrested Monday on fraud and theft fees for allegedly utilizing a company bank card for private use totaling greater than $24,000 at her former job.
Suggs, 55, turned herself in and was booked on the Leon County Jail. She was later launched on a $13,500 bond.
She was charged with two felonies: grand theft and scheme to defraud. She additionally was charged with 4 misdemeanor counts of false claims on journey vouchers.
The Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement mentioned Suggs made wire transfers, money withdrawals and private purchases at casinos throughout enterprise journeys whereas she was the CEO of the Florida Sports activities Basis.
The investigation started final November after the FDLE acquired a felony referral from the Florida Division of Commerce’s Inspector Normal, which audited Suggs’ enterprise bank card purchases and corresponding journey reimbursements on the FSF. The FSF is a direct-support group working underneath the Florida Division of Commerce.
The audit revealed that Suggs falsified journey vouchers by coding the unauthorized fees as meals, in line with the FDLE. When requested concerning the unauthorized fees, Suggs claimed some had been for enterprise meals and others had been unintentionally charged to the enterprise card. She failed to totally repay FSF for her private expenditures, the FDLE mentioned.
FAMU Interim President Timothy Beard mentioned in a press release that the college is conscious of the allegations linked to her work with a “former employer.”
“Whereas the matter is unrelated to her duties as an worker at FAMU, we’re monitoring the state of affairs and can reply sooner or later as applicable,” Beard mentioned.
There was no lawyer listed in jail information for Suggs, who in April employed 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward as the college’s males’s basketball coach.