Dive Brief:
- Alabama's governor says he released a preliminary audit of Alabama State University showing mismanagement and possible fraud because he thought the public should know.
- Gov. Robert Bentley has been criticized for releasing the audit prematurely, but he said it wasn't necessary to let the school review the report.
- Bentley's reaction to the possibility of letting the school see the pre-release report: "All they’re going to do is stonewall and get lawyers involved."
Dive Insight:
The preliminary audit report identified deals with people who provided limited or no services and payments that constituted a conflict of interest, to the tune of about $2.5 million total. The governor asked the school to postpone its search for a new president while this is sorted out, but the school ignored him.