College of DuPage under federal investigation

Lucas Koprowski

The Student Life area becoming the home for a Board of Trustees meeting at the College of Dupage on Jan 28.

Taira Alabi, News Editor

After months of scrutiny over a lack of transparency and financial oversight, the College of DuPage will add one more bullet point to its list of problems: a federal investigation.

According to the Chicago Tribune, the college was served with legal documents on April 13.

In the subpoenas, the COD Foundation’s finances are called into question as well as the spending habits of college administrators. Also being questioned is the alleged over awarding of credits to police recruits at the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy.

As the microscope hovering over COD zooms in closer and closer, COD administrators remain confident that there is nothing illegal about their conduct.

“The College of DuPage and the College of DuPage Foundation are confident in the proper conduct of their affairs and will fully cooperate with any government investigation,”

Randall Samborn, a newly hired spokesperson for the college, told The Courier over the phone.

The federal investigation will be something that the three incoming board members will have to deal with once sworn in.

Samborn explained that regardless of the investigation, the college stands behind its students and programs.

“The College of DuPage is focused on providing quality education educational programs and career opportunities to its students remains its core function at all times,” Samborn said.

A hearing in front of a grand jury is scheduled for April 23 in Chicago.