A whistleblower lawsuit claims California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) President Soraya Coley, who has held the position since Jan. 2015, has repeatedly interfered with campus criminal investigations.
The 25-page civil complaint, filed last month by campus police Sergeant Marcus Simpson, accuses Coley of systemically blocking several probes to protect the school’s reputation and preserve her job, Daily Bulletin reports.
“The university has a historical and continuous pattern of preventing criminal wrongdoing from being reported to the (Los Angeles County) district attorney in order that the university does not receive negative publicity,” says the lawsuit.
The lawsuit comes after a whistleblower complaint was filed with the CSU system against Coley and Vice President Christina Gonzales in May 2021. Simpson and four other campus officers alleged malfeasance, fiduciary incompetence, and unethical leadership.
The first claim in the lawsuit states that in 2018, university officials “intentionally hindered, prevented, and ultimately stopped a criminal investigation regarding an embezzlement by a professor.” It alleges officials became aware in 2017 that a professor embezzled $100,000 in grant funds to pay for a personal European vacation, and used the money to buy items unrelated to school activities, according to The Poly Post.
When Coley became aware of the investigation, the suit alleges she ordered the investigation to be stopped and had all...
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