Florida A&M University Administrator Arrested on Charges of Embezzling $24,000 from Previous Employment
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Angela Suggs, the athletic director at Florida A&M University, found herself in hot water this week. On Monday, she was nabbed by authorities, slapped with two felony charges and four misdemeanors. The charges? Well, it seems she racked up a whopping $24,000 in personal expenses on a corporate credit card at her previous gig.
Suggs, a 55-year-old powerhouse, is staring down grand theft and a scheme to defraud, accompanied by those petty misdemeanors for false claims on travel vouchers. She surrendered to the Leon County Detention Facility on Monday, after a quiet Monday morning.
A $13,500 bond later—snapped up in the afternoon—and Suggs walked free. It was just another cha-ching for the athletic director, who took up the role at FAMU on a three-year, $750,000 contract less than a year ago.
The university, in a statement by interim president Timothy Beard, acknowledged the situation but assured it was unrelated to Suggs' duties at FAMU. They promised a future response, should it be necessary.
Before her tenure at FAMU, Suggs helmed the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF) as its president and CEO. The wheels of justice were set in motion back in November 2024, following an audit of Suggs' business credit card transactions. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) dug up some dirt, revealing Suggs had been using the FSF-issued credit card for personal pleasures like casino visits, cash withdrawals, and wire transfers, totaling an eye-popping $24,000. To add insult to injury, she went as far as coding these personal charges as "meals" on travel vouchers.
When probed about these unauthorized charges, Suggs played coy, claiming some were for business meals and others were unwittingly charged to the business card. Yet, she failed to fully reimburse the foundation for her personal spending spree.
Sources:- Field Level Media- Florida Department of Law Enforcement- FAMU statement by Timothy Beard
- Despite the ongoing criminal investigation involving Angela Suggs' use of a corporate credit card for personal expenses during her tenure at the Florida Sports Foundation (FSF), she was appointed as the athletic director at Florida A&M University on a lucrative contract earlier this year.
- As the political and general news landscape continues to unfold, the case of Angela Suggs, the athletic director at Florida A&M University, remains a prominent example of alleged misuse of corporate funds, drawing attention in the realms of politics, sports, and crime and justice.
