UNCG: Get Your Story Straight

UNCG explanations of the firings of the UNCG 3 as collected from local media by one of my readers.

Was there an audit or not?

#1 Imogene Cathey (UNCG attorney) said Saturday that officials audited only University Relations, the workplace of three former staffers charged with felonies over when and where they worked freelance jobs.

“To our knowledge, no previous audits regarding secondary employment have been conducted in other departments on campus,” Cathey said in an email sent to the News & Record Saturday night.

“Supervisors have the authority to initiate an audit when they believe that an audit may provide information relevant to the assessment of employee performance.”

#2 • UNCG provided more detail about how the criminal investigation came about. Herring (UNCG police) said police learned about possible criminal activity from a third party who did not work for University Relations. Herring did not identify that employee.

“We approached University Relations and said we think we have a situation that might require a criminal investigation,” he said.

Maimone, meanwhile, said Paul Mason, the associate vice chancellor for marketing and strategic communication, did not conduct a formal university-mandated audit of University Relations, which he supervises. Rather, he reviewed the use of staff time and resources.

And on the subject of the investigation:

I just put these together and thought you may want to post them in some way if you'd like. They're close but not specifically in exact chronological order. Thanks for what you're doing!

Brady's first letter:

Although it would be inappropriate to discuss details of the pending criminal cases, we can say that the charges stemming from this investigation were determined and brought forward by the Guilford County District Attorney’s office, not UNCG.

Brady's second letter:

“No university administrators provided input or direction to campus police or the district attorney’s office regarding the pursuit of criminal charges,” Brady wrote.

The university had a duty to “report evidence of inappropriate activity to the proper authorities,” she wrote, “as was done in this situation.”

GREENSBORO – UNCG brought evidence to the local district attorney’s office before it filed felony theft charges last week against three former employees, according to Howard Neumann, assistant Guilford County district attorney.

• UNCG provided more detail about how the criminal investigation came about. Herring said police learned about possible criminal activity from a third party who did not work for University Relations. Herring did not identify that employee.

Imogene Cathey, UNCG attorney, said Saturday that officials audited only University Relations, the workplace of three former staffers charged with felonies over when and where they worked freelance jobs.

Maimone, vice chancellor of business affairs, meanwhile, said Paul Mason, the associate vice chancellor for marketing and strategic communication, did not conduct a formal university-mandated audit of University Relations, which he supervises. Rather, he reviewed the use of staff time and resources.

Are you confused yet? I'm not. Paul Mason is lying and the Brady Bunch is attempting a cover-up-- that explains everything.