Who Would Want To Steal UMDNJ Files?
Files that were to be surrendered to federal investigators examining the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's political contributions were stolen during a break-in at the school, July 30 or 31.
"It looks like it may very well have been an inside job," Petillo told the newspaper, noting that it appears the thief used a university swipe card to enter the Newark building housing the university affairs and government affairs departments. Some locked doors were pried open, he said.
File cabinets were opened with a key or forced open, and records on political contributions were also taken from an employee's briefcase, school officials said. Afterward, FBI agents made pre-dawn visits to the homes of UMDNJ officials to ask about the break-in, school officials told the newspaper.
Investigators also are interested in millions of dollars in no-bid contracts the school awarded to politically connected firms. A similar probe has been started by the State Commission of Investigation, which is a bipartisan arm of the state Legislature.
Posted by Enlighten-NewJersey @ 2:17 AM
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4 Comments:
Why does even this fail to surprise?
Cui bono?
The reasons behind the two schools' scandals are not the same, exactly. At Stevens, it's wild mismanagement and a coverup by the complicit Board of Directors, which does not want to be embarrassed (although its kinda late for that). The Board there continues to support an incompetent to the core administration. At the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, it appears likely that there is/was unethical or illegal complicity with outside political interests (something that does not seem the case at Stevens). My comparison was not that it's the very same sort of scandal, but rather that large-scale corruption exists at the highest levels of some of the state's educational institutions. (And then there's the SCC of course.)
Don't know who did what at the UMDNJ. But I bet those papers would have provided more than a clue.
This is what is meant by a culture of corruption. No better examples are set, so ethical standards continue to be lowered. Or as Bob Dylan said, 'In Jersey everything's legal, as long as you don't get caught'.
Follow the money.
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