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12-14-2015, 10:31 PM
The people at the University of Texas continue to trip over themselves trying to find new ways to cause problems in their athletic department
UT audit finds Longhorns staff used prime seats to play favorites, help ticket brokers | Hookem.com (http://www.hookem.com/story/ut-audit-finds-longhorns-staff-used-prime-seats-to-play-favorites-help-ticket-brokers/)
[QUOTE][University of Texas athletics employees systematically abused their access to Longhorns football tickets for years, resulting in preferential treatment for favored donors, secret arrangements with ticket brokers and untold financial losses for the university, an audit obtained by the American-Statesman reveals.
Some allegations resulting from a 16-month university investigation point to possible illegal conduct, including employees who accepted gifts and exploited loopholes to pocket immeasurable profits by selling complimentary tickets. The audit says those allegations were referred to police and to the Travis County district attorney, but no charges were pursued.
Many practices uncovered by the investigation violate university policy or represent fireable offenses, UT officials said. However, no employees are named and no one is held responsible in the audit, formally completed Nov. 30 and obtained by the Statesman under the Texas Public Information Act.
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UT audit finds Longhorns staff used prime seats to play favorites, help ticket brokers | Hookem.com (http://www.hookem.com/story/ut-audit-finds-longhorns-staff-used-prime-seats-to-play-favorites-help-ticket-brokers/)
[QUOTE][University of Texas athletics employees systematically abused their access to Longhorns football tickets for years, resulting in preferential treatment for favored donors, secret arrangements with ticket brokers and untold financial losses for the university, an audit obtained by the American-Statesman reveals.
Some allegations resulting from a 16-month university investigation point to possible illegal conduct, including employees who accepted gifts and exploited loopholes to pocket immeasurable profits by selling complimentary tickets. The audit says those allegations were referred to police and to the Travis County district attorney, but no charges were pursued.
Many practices uncovered by the investigation violate university policy or represent fireable offenses, UT officials said. However, no employees are named and no one is held responsible in the audit, formally completed Nov. 30 and obtained by the Statesman under the Texas Public Information Act.
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