Wju Officials Say They Have Provided an Investigation Report to U.S. Attorney

By D.k. Wright
WTRF
April 19, 2012

http://www.wtrf.com/story/17533220/wju-officials-say-they-have-provided-report-to-us-attorney


The Board of Trustees at Wheeling Jesuit University has provided a 2008 independent investigation to the U.S. Attorney.

According to a news release from the University, the board authorized the release of an independent, special counsel investigative report addressing the University's cost allocation method used by its technology centers to the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District.

In the past week, Wheeling Jesuit University has been in the news as the result of the release of an affidavit related to a federal investigation of the University's cost allocation methods for its technology centers.

"The University has always been and always will be completely transparent with regards to its cost allocation methods of its technology centers," said WJU President Rick Beyer. "Once the affidavit was reviewed, the Board of Trustees decided to release a report of an independent investigation regarding this issue, which was originally addressed by the University in 2008."

WJU officials say that in 2008, the University's Audit Committee had an investigation conducted by independent, special counsel experienced in federal grants who had served as general counsel for a major research university.

According to the news release, the special counsel determined the University's cost allocation method to be permissible under federal regulations and found no improprieties.

Now the Board of Trustees has authorized the release of the findings to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia.

"Wheeling Jesuit University is committed to openness in all dealings regarding the University," Beyer said. "We have enlisted the services of federal grant experts and a former U.S. Attorney to aid us in full cooperation with this investigation."