Angela Suggs, who was briefly booked right into a Florida jail on accusations that she dedicated fraud and larceny, has been positioned on administrative depart, in accordance with Florida A&M College officers.
Suggs turned herself in on the Leon County Detention Facility on Monday in reference to the costs that stemmed from a months-long state investigation by the Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement.
The present FAMU athletic director is accused of incurring $24,000 in unauthorized expenses by misusing her bank card whereas employed on the Florida Sports activities Basis, per the Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement.
Suggs expenses are one depend grand theft larceny of greater than $20,000 and fewer than $100,000, one depend fraud to swindle or get hold of property below $20,000 and 4 counts of fraud for journey expense claims.
Grand theft for the precise allegation Suggs was charged with is a second-degree felony punishable by as much as 15 years in jail or probation and $10,000 in fines upon conviction, in accordance with Florida-based Carlson, Meissner and Hayslett Legislation Agency.
Underneath Florida legislation, any scheme to defraud leading to losses between $300 and $20,000 is a second or third-degree felony. Penalties can vary from 5 to fifteen years in jail and fines as much as $10,000.
Suggs is being positioned on administrative depart with pay “till additional discover,” FAMU stated.
“Whereas the matter is unrelated to FAMU, she has been positioned on administrative depart with pay till additional discover,” the assertion stated. “Athletics enterprise operations will proceed below the deputy administrators of athletics, Travis Glasgow and Brittney Johnson.”
Glasgow is the college’s deputy director of athletics & chief working officer. He beforehand labored at FAMU and Kennesaw State. Johnson is deputy director of athletics and chief integrity officer and joined FAMU in 2023.
