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CoL Dean testifies before grand jury
By: Aditi Dubey
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/6/07 at 8:51 PM EST
Last update: 4/6/07 at 8:50 PM EST
Originally published: 4/6/07 at 8:51 PM EST
Last update: 4/6/07 at 8:50 PM EST
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The incoming Dean of College of Law Roger J. Dennis was recently subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury, in Trenton NJ on Mar. 22. The subpoena was issued due to the controversial hiring of Senator Wayne Bryant as a guest lecturer for law students at Rutgers, Camden.
A federal grand jury handed up the first indictments as a part of the ongoing investigations into fraud and abuse at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, bringing corruption charges against Senator Bryant, according to the Chronicle of Higher education. The subpoenas were served to Rutgers-Camden Provost Roger J. Dennis and Rayman Solomon dean of the law school in Camden as a part of this inquiry. According to the Star Ledger, the 20-count federal grand jury indictment calls into question little or no-work jobs Bryant held in exchange for pensionable income at the Rutgers University campus in Camden and the UMDNJ campus in Stratford.
An official acknowledgement of the subpoena could not be obtained from the New Jersey District of the U.S. Attorney's office.
"Subpoenas are neither acknowledged nor discussed," said Greg Reinert, a spokesperson for U.S. attorney's New Jersey office.
Dennis admitted to having received a subpoena but could not disclose more information due to the confidential nature of the grand jury hearings.
"I testified as a fact witness in the grand jury trial," Dennis said.
Dennis did not comment on any other questions citing ongoing litigation.
"The senator wants to have a fair trial and I just don't think it's appropriate for us to go beyond the statements that we've already said," Dennis said.
Michael Sepanic, the communications director at Rutgers University in Camden NJ, provided an explanation of the terms on which Sen. Bryant was hired by Provost Dennis.
"It was a four year engagement," Sepanic said. "In years one and two, he was paid $30,000 a year and during years three and four he was paid $35,000.
A federal grand jury handed up the first indictments as a part of the ongoing investigations into fraud and abuse at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, bringing corruption charges against Senator Bryant, according to the Chronicle of Higher education. The subpoenas were served to Rutgers-Camden Provost Roger J. Dennis and Rayman Solomon dean of the law school in Camden as a part of this inquiry. According to the Star Ledger, the 20-count federal grand jury indictment calls into question little or no-work jobs Bryant held in exchange for pensionable income at the Rutgers University campus in Camden and the UMDNJ campus in Stratford.
An official acknowledgement of the subpoena could not be obtained from the New Jersey District of the U.S. Attorney's office.
"Subpoenas are neither acknowledged nor discussed," said Greg Reinert, a spokesperson for U.S. attorney's New Jersey office.
Dennis admitted to having received a subpoena but could not disclose more information due to the confidential nature of the grand jury hearings.
"I testified as a fact witness in the grand jury trial," Dennis said.
Dennis did not comment on any other questions citing ongoing litigation.
"The senator wants to have a fair trial and I just don't think it's appropriate for us to go beyond the statements that we've already said," Dennis said.
Michael Sepanic, the communications director at Rutgers University in Camden NJ, provided an explanation of the terms on which Sen. Bryant was hired by Provost Dennis.
"It was a four year engagement," Sepanic said. "In years one and two, he was paid $30,000 a year and during years three and four he was paid $35,000.
