{"55812":{"#nid":"55812","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Suspends Employees for Suspected Malfeasance","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn internal audit examination has led to the suspension of Georgia Institute of Technology employees Joy Laskar and Stephane Pinel.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile reviewing cost overruns within the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC),\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech\u2019s Department of Internal Auditing found evidence of possible malfeasance including the misappropriation of Institute resources for the benefit of a company, Sayana Wireless, LLC, of which Laskar and Pinel are co-owners.\u0026nbsp; Both Laskar and Pinel, along with staff members Chris Evans and Amanda Scacchitti, have been suspended without pay until the investigation is completed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis was an isolated incident that was first identified through an internal audit review,\u201d said James Fetig, associate vice president for Communications \u0026amp; Marketing. \u201cThe actions taken are an appropriate exercise of fiduciary responsibility to protect the interests of the Institute and GEDC\u2019s research sponsors. Georgia Tech is cooperating fully with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation which is conducting the investigation.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe total amount of the suspected malfeasance is under review. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGEDC\u0027s research is specifically focused on designing integrated circuits \u2013 the chips that make computers, cell phones and many other electronic devices possible. Dr. Mark Allen, senior vice provost for research and innovation, has been named acting director of the center.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Department of Audits Review Questions Appropriation of Institute Resources"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAn internal audit examination has led to the suspension of Georgia\nInstitute of Technology employees Joy Laskar and Stephane Pinel. While reviewing cost overruns within the Georgia Electronic Design\nCenter (GEDC),\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech\u2019s Department of Internal Auditing found\nevidence of possible malfeasance including the misappropriation of\nInstitute resources for the benefit of a company, Sayana Wireless, LLC,\nof which Laskar and Pinel are co-owners.\u0026nbsp; Both Laskar and Pinel, along\nwith staff members Chris Evans and Amanda Scacchitti, have been\nsuspended without pay until the investigation is completed.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An internal audit examination has led to the suspension of Georgia Institute of Technology employees Joy Laskar and Stephane Pinel."}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2010-05-17 07:34:37","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:05:57","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3192","name":"GEDC"},{"id":"9309","name":"Georgia Bureau of Investigation"},{"id":"9310","name":"Laskar"},{"id":"9308","name":"malfeasance"},{"id":"9311","name":"Pinel"},{"id":"170966","name":"Suspension"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["mattnagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}