{"71340":{"#nid":"71340","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Refers Case to State Attorney General\u0027s Office for Action","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA case involving two professors from the Georgia Institute of Technology has been referred to the Attorney General of Georgia for possible legal action relating to potential fraud and theft.  In addition, Georgia Tech has initiated the tenure revocation process for the two faculty members.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe faculty members are suspected of dual employment and double billing their time to the Institute, falsifying travel reimbursement documents and other potentially illegal actions. To date, the investigation has revealed approximately $100,000 in questionable activity.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is an isolated case that does not reflect on the character of our outstanding faculty who, through their demonstrated integrity, daily earn the respect of their peers and society,\u0022 said James Fetig, associate vice president, Georgia Tech Communications and Marketing.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA review of expense records by the Georgia Tech Department of Internal Audits revealed the suspicious activity.  While the total amount resulting from the questionable spending has not yet been determined, it is initially believed that the funding sources were private research grants and that no public funds were involved. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will work closely with the Attorney General\u0027s Office as the investigation continues.\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"A case involving two professors from the Georgia Institute of Technology has been referred to the Attorney General of Georgia for possible legal action relating to potential fraud and theft.  In addition, Georgia Tech has initiated the tenure revocation process for the two faculty members.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech refers case to Georgia Attorney General"}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2008-04-16 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:01:10","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-04-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"}],"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":["matthew.nagel@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}