Florida A&M AD arrested on fraud fees, accused of stealing over $24,000

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 was additionally charged with 4 misdemeanor counts of false claims on journey vouchers.

The Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement stated Suggs made wire transfers, money withdrawals and private purchases at casinos throughout enterprise journeys whereas 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 Basic, 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 accordance with the FDLE. When requested concerning the unauthorized fees, Suggs claimed some have been for enterprise meals and others have been by chance charged to the enterprise card. She failed to totally repay FSF for her private expenditures, the FDLE stated.

FAMU Interim President Timothy Beard stated 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 stated.

There was no lawyer listed in jail data for Suggs, who in April employed 1993 Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward as the college’s males’s basketball coach.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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