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Kevin November 6, 2011 at 1:59 pm

Hi Ben,

Regarding the scandal you uncovered involving the NSF, MSU State News ran a headline in 2009 reading, “Biz Exclusive: Allegations concerning major Penn State scandal. Undoubtedly, you read it here first: Penn State University officials and faculty are misusing nasa’s Swift satellite and other communication networks for … ” I happened to come across it while browsing one day, but the story itself had been removed from the site. I’ve always remembered this as unusual and suspicious, especially because no other news came about during the ensuing weeks or months. I reached out to the author of the headline twice and never received a response. Was this headline related to the same scandal you write about in your 11/6 article about Sandusky?

Regards

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The Nittany Turkey November 6, 2011 at 2:37 pm

No, sorry, Kevin. The scandal I unearthed involving misuse of NSF funds was in 1995, at the University of Central Florida.

—TNT

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alex November 6, 2011 at 2:02 pm

It is a crime in PA for not reporting a felony. McQueary witnessed a felony.
He committed a crime. Reporting what he saw to Paterno was not enough. He was required to report it to the police.

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The Nittany Turkey November 6, 2011 at 2:47 pm

First of all, he is not being charged. The attorney general’s press release gives full details of the case. Failure to report an incident such as this is merely a summary offense, similar to a traffic ticket, not a felony. Both Curley and Schultz are charged with “failure to report”, but McQueary is not.

The law (sec 6311, paragraph c) states that only one person, the head of a division, university, etc., is required to report such incidents and the person actually discovering the event is required to report it to his supervisor. It is then passed up the ladder until it reaches the top. It could be argued that Spanier is ultimately responsible, but not McQueary. He did what he was required to do.

Do you think that the attorney general’s office and the grand jury overlooked something?

Are you from Philadelphia, Alex? You sound like a Philadelphia lawyer.

—TNT

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