Jerry Falwell Jr. made Liberty University financial and real estate decisions that benefited him personally on multiple occasions before and during his presidency, according to a Fridaythat comes as Liberty oversees a “thorough” investigation into their embattled former leader.... [+]
Trump with a sports jersey after he delivered the convocation in the Vines Center at the university January 18, 2016 in Lynchburg, Virginia.Falwell Jr. was asked to resign from Liberty University, the evangelical Christian college founded by his father nearly 50 years ago, in late August, after reports emerged alleging a years-long sexual relationship between Falwell, his wife Becki and a 20-year-old pool boy the couple met while on vacation in 2012.
That year, and again in 2005, Falwell engaged in two deals as a private businessman involving Liberty University-owned lands: first, buying an undeveloped parcel of land from the university through a private company he partially owned and then developing it into a strip mall before selling it for eight times the price five years later, then joining another Falwell-operated company with a university nonprofit affiliate to sell land to a company controlled by his real estate partner.
These real estate transactions continued after Falwell took over as president in 2007; in 2012, Falwell announced the university would pay $2.2 million to construct a pedestrian tunnel from the campus to a nearby shopping plaza—Falwell partially owned the shopping plazaand said they all benefited Liberty University.
describing a culture of fear at Liberty which included a habit of openly discussing his sex life, according to those who worked with him. Last week, the university announced it had hired a top forensics firm to conduct a “thorough” investigation of Falwell’s tenure, including “financial, real estate and legal matters.” The investigation may not delve into Falwell’s actions prior to assuming presidency in 2007, although he was still working at the university.
They will no doubt find plenty.
Not surprised.
Shocking, that someone who seems to have no integrity would act less than honorably😱😱🙄🙄
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