26 Oct 2012
A
member of the University of Missouri’s athletic department has used the
institute’s credit card to tip a stripper $ 2,000 on top of a $ 4,400
bill at a Las Vegas strip club last year, an audit has revealed, The Kansas City Star reported.
The newspaper said that director of video operations Michael Schumacher has since repaid $ 7,605.50 for charges related to Olympic Garden, a strip club in Las Vegas.
According to the department’s spokesman Chad Moller “He was attending a national conference with people who do his job in athletics,” Moller said of Schumacher. “He was the only representative there for Missouri, and when Mike got back from his trip, he paid everything back.”
He also said that disciplinary action was taken against the employee without going into further details.
“He showed very poor judgment and is very remorseful,” Moller said. “He immediately made amends. I know he’s grateful to have a chance to make up for it.” Moller has said further.
Moller has further said that personal expenses charged to the official credit cards are always paid when flagged by routine audit and the school has taken immediate steps to curtail unauthorized spending.
“The vast majority of (flagged charges) were personal, small and minor in nature,” Moller said. “Every charge that was flagged that was personal was reimbursed to the university, so there’s no issue there … It’s just the fact that you’re not supposed to make any purchase with a university card, whether it’s a stick of gum or a movie ticket, even if you do pay it back.”
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The newspaper said that director of video operations Michael Schumacher has since repaid $ 7,605.50 for charges related to Olympic Garden, a strip club in Las Vegas.
According to the department’s spokesman Chad Moller “He was attending a national conference with people who do his job in athletics,” Moller said of Schumacher. “He was the only representative there for Missouri, and when Mike got back from his trip, he paid everything back.”
He also said that disciplinary action was taken against the employee without going into further details.
“He showed very poor judgment and is very remorseful,” Moller said. “He immediately made amends. I know he’s grateful to have a chance to make up for it.” Moller has said further.
Moller has further said that personal expenses charged to the official credit cards are always paid when flagged by routine audit and the school has taken immediate steps to curtail unauthorized spending.
“The vast majority of (flagged charges) were personal, small and minor in nature,” Moller said. “Every charge that was flagged that was personal was reimbursed to the university, so there’s no issue there … It’s just the fact that you’re not supposed to make any purchase with a university card, whether it’s a stick of gum or a movie ticket, even if you do pay it back.”
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