Rutgers University investigating claim that dean awarded contracts to own company
要点
- An ethics investigation has been launched against Jacqueline S. Mattis, Dean of the Rutgers-Newark School of Arts and Sciences.
- The company co-owned by Mattis and her sister received a total of 158,470 dollars in payments from the university over nine years.
- New Jersey laws prohibit companies owned by state employees from selling services to state-owned institutions.
- The university is conducting the investigation by suspending new service contracts with the company.
数据一览
Rutgers University is investigating an ethics complaint filed against a dean at the Newark campus. Dean Jacqueline S. Mattis is accused of generating thousands of dollars in revenue by doing business with the university through a company she co-owns with her sister.
The company in question, Easton's Nook LLC, received significant payments in exchange for software workshops and events it provided to the university since Mattis began her role in 2020. According to documents, the company earned a total of 158,470 dollars from Rutgers over the past nine years, including the period before Mattis assumed her position.
Rutgers spokesperson Dory Devlin confirmed that the university takes the ethics complaint seriously and has suspended accepting new services from the company. While the New Jersey Conflict of Interest Law prohibits companies owned by state employees from selling goods or services to the university, it was reported that Mattis's annual salary is 396,594 dollars.
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常见问题
- What exactly is Jacqueline S. Mattis accused of?
- She is accused of selling services to Rutgers University by using her company, Easton's Nook LLC, which she co-owns with her sister, and thereby gaining an improper benefit.
- What did Rutgers University do regarding the matter?
- The university began investigating the ethics complaint and temporarily suspended new service agreements and engagements with the company.
- How much money did the company earn from the university in total?
- Over the nine-year period from 2017 to the present, Mattis's company received a total of 158,470 dollars in payments from Rutgers.