The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office is looking into the allegations against the board of trustees at Saint Augustine’s University.
This comes one day after a judge dismissed a lawsuit against the board by SaveSAU Coalition. The coalition is comprised of alumni, parents, students and others with a special interest in the health and future of the university.
ABC11 reached out to the attorney general’s office Friday. NCAGO wrote back, saying they “are concerned about the allegations that have been made involving the St. Augustine’s Board of Trustees and will be looking into those allegations further in the coming weeks.”
WATCH | Save SAU Coalition files lawsuit against St. Augustine’s University Board of Trustees
This lawsuit comes months after the HBCU’s accreditation appeal was denied by the accreditation board.
The lawsuit document is 204 pages long and details what the SAVE SAU Coalition believes is behind the financial struggles plaguing the almost 160-year-old HBCU. It lists scenarios ranging from claims of conflict of interest to the board chairman acting as a loan broker for the university and even steering development projects worth millions to friends.