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Aug 15 2024
06:56 am
Sasse’s spending spree: Former UF president channeled millions to GOP allies, secretive contracts. The former UF president tripled his office’s spending compared to predecessor.
Sasse ballooned spending under the president’s office to $17.3 million in his first year in office — up from $5.6 million in former UF President Kent Fuchs’ last year, according to publicly available administrative budget data.
Yikes!
Ben Sasse resigned from his current position as President of University of Florida effective July 31, 2024.
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Former UF president Ben Sasse
Former UF president Ben Sasse said a completed audit found no wrongdoing when it came to his spending. But according to public records, the audit never existed.
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A request from The Alligator for any internal audits requested during the fiscal year 2023-2024 was returned without any indication of a UF presidential audit. Expenditures related to Sasse were not among the 17 audit requests listed in the report.
There is also no documentation of a current, future or completed audit from the state.
What are the odds that the DeSantis government will find any wrong doing?