Slade Reaches Deal To Stay Out Of Prison
POSTED: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
UPDATED: 10:35 am CDT March 27,
2008
HOUSTON -- Former TSU President Priscilla Slade reached a plea deal that will keep her out of prison, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.Slade was accused of misspending more than $500,000 of university funds to, among other things, furnish and landscape her home.A seven-week trial ended with a mistrial when jurors could not reach a verdict, but prosecutors planned to present the case to a new jury.Under the deal, Slade would be given 10 years of deferred adjudication and be forced to pay the university more than $127,000.After the deal was reached, Slade read a statement accepting responsibility and then apologized to the university.Another former TSU official is spending time in prison for his part in the spending scandal.Former financial chief Quintin Wiggins is serving a 10-year prison term on a May conviction of misapplication of fiduciary property.
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Previous Stories:
- October 14, 2007: Slade's Mistrial Comes During TSU Homecoming
- October 13, 2007: TSU Students, Alumni React To Slade's Mistrial
- October 12, 2007: Ex-TSU President's Trial Ends Without Verdict
- October 11, 2007: Slade Jury: Deadlocked Still; Judge: Keep Trying
- October 10, 2007: Judge Denies Mistrial In Slade Trial
- October 9, 2007: Day 2: Jury Deliberates Ex-TSU President's Fate
- October 8, 2007: Slade Jury Does Not Reach Verdict In Day 1
- October 4, 2007: Both Sides Rest In Slade Trial
- October 3, 2007: Defense Close To Wrapping Up Slade Trial
- October 2, 2007: Community Leaders Testify On Slade's Behalf
- October 1, 2007: Judge In Slade Trial Stands By Mistrial Denial
- September 28, 2007: Judge Denies Mistrial in Slade Case
- September 28, 2007: Slade's Attorney Asks For Mistrial
- September 24, 2007: Jury Could Soon Decide Slade's Fate
- September 22, 2007: Scandals Affect Drop In TSU Enrollment
- September 14, 2007: TSU Employee Oversaw Slade's Landscaping
- September 10, 2007: Slade's Assistant Testifies About Lavish Perks
- September 7, 2007: Banker: Slade Said TSU Paid For Groceries, Services
- September 4, 2007: Attorneys Argue During Former TSU President's Trial
- August 24, 2007: Prosecutor: Former TSU President Had Wasteful Sprees
- August 20, 2007: Trial Begins For Ex-TSU President Accused Of Misspending
- August 6, 2007: Former TSU President's Request To Move Trial Denied
- July 20, 2007: Judge Denies Former TSU Official New Trial
- July 11, 2007: Former TSU President Wants Trial Moved
- May 8, 2007: Jury Decides Fate Of Former TSU Official
- May 7, 2007: Former TSU Official Does Not Testify At Trial
- May 3, 2007: Verdict Reached In Former TSU Official's Trial
- May 2, 2007: Jury Deliberates In Former TSU Official's Trial
- March 5, 2007: Former TSU President's Home For Sale Again
- August 2, 2006: Former TSU President Posts Bond
- August 1, 2006: Former TSU President Indicted
- June 7, 2006: Slade No-Show At Her TSU Termination Hearing
- May 19, 2006: Search Warrant Executed At TSU President's Home
- May 5, 2006: TSU Embattled President's Home Goes On Market
- April 18, 2006: TSU's Slade To Appeal Firing
- April 17, 2006: Regents Vote To Fire Texas Southern President
- April 14, 2006: Slade's Future Could Be Decided In Emergency Meeting
- March 29, 2006: TSU Selects Interim President
- March 17, 2006: Embattled TSU President To Take Paid Leave
- March 15, 2006: Emergency Meeting To Determine Slade's Future
- February 4, 2006: TSU Regents Keep President Slade
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