Athletic Director Cary Groth Violated Her Employment Contract
Yet, despite full knowledge of Groth’s criminal acts (felonies), President Glick rewarded her with a 3-year contract extension in September.
Groth’s contract has moral turpitude and ethical standards clauses (section 4.03.b) that have been ignored by the University President with no regard for the consequence to the university, the athletic program, and the student-athletes.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Commits Despicable Perjury
Athletic Director Groth testified under oath in two separate depositions that she "showed" a June 22, 2006, email containing reports of NCAA violations in the Nevada men’s basketball program to Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Dr. Chris Exline so he could commence an investigation.
Groth further stated that she "had a conversation" with Exline about the email.
However, Dr. Exline had passed away on April 11, 2006, two months before the existence of the June 22, 2006 email.
Not only did Groth lie, she placed blame for a lack of investigation into the allegations on an innocent man who is unable to defend himself.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Lies To Donors, Judges, Others
I recently reviewed minutes from the AAUN (athletic department donors) meetings. The minutes revealed that Cary Groth lies to the donors too. Unbelievable. She, of course, spoke to them about me ... and guess what? She lied! If these people only knew.
It is stunning that the Athletic Director would lie to a group of people who are voluntarily donating their time, energy, and money to the Nevada Athletic Department. She is a sad role model for the student-athletes.
Groth also told these same donors that the university won my whistleblower hearing. However, she failed to tell them that the whistleblower decision was remanded on appeal due to her perjury, falsification of evidence, and concealment of documents.
She also failed to tell them that the hearing officer was suspended for his misconduct in my case. So much for operating with transparency.
After 2+ years of witnessing A.D. Groth lie under oath, lie in affidavits, lie to the media, lie to donors, lie to judges, and lie to "others", I was compelled to do research on liars.
Groth's behavioral issues meet the published criteria of both a pathological and compulsive liar.
So much for honesty and integrity in athletics!
Dispicable Leadership Under Athletic Director Cary Groth
Chuck Wynne, of the NCAA, said . . . "We’re all about student-athlete well-being" . . .
At the University of Nevada, Reno, however, the administration attempts to "use" student-athletes to cover up their corruption.
Then interim Coach Antoinette Marjanovic conspired with Executive Associate Athletic Director Cindy Fox to solicit manufactured evidence from student-athletes:
I [student-athlete’s name redacted] was contacted by an athletic department employee, Antoinette Marjanovic. She asked me if I would send in a written complaint about Terri. Marjanovic said that Cindy Fox stopped in her office and said if you can get the student athletes to write complaints that Terri’s presence makes them uncomfortable we can use those statements to get her banned from campus.
So much for student-athlete well being . . .
AD Cary Groth Commits Perjury - NCAA Violation Cover Up
Of course, true to form, Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth committed more perjury . . . pertaining to her own cover-up of NCAA violations in the Nevada Men's Basketball Program. ATTORNEY KENT ROBISON: .... did you become aware later that [Terri] accepted money in exchange for not reporting [Assistant Basketball Coach] to the NCAA? CARY GROTH: I did. ROBISON: Is that violative of her role as a coach at the University of Nevada, Reno? GROTH: It is her responsibility to inform us of any potential NCAA violations, yes, sir.
Athletic Director Cary Groth's Under Oath Lie:
Groth and Robison know that I have NEVER accepted any money from the Assistant Basketball Coach in exchange for not reporting NCAA violations. I have absolute proof of this. In addition, the Assistant Basketball Coach has also stated that this is a false statement [lie] by Groth.
So why would Groth lie about this? Because she covered up NCAA violations in the basketball program and subsequently violated her role as Nevada's Athletic Director.
Psst: I can only hope that Dr. Jean Perry reported AD Groth's misconduct (perjury and cover up of NCAA violations) to the NCAA. Perry oversees compliance at UNR so it would be violative of her role if she failed to do so.
It is Groth's lack of leadership that has the University under investigation by the NCAA.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Tampered With Witnesses
The following is an example of witness tampering by University of Nevada, Reno Athletic Director Cary Groth, Executive Associate Athletic Director Cindy Fox, and Head Golf Coach Rich Merritt.
Q: "Did Cary Groth ever call you and encourage you to stay out of this lawsuit?"
WITNESS: "Yes, she did."
Q: "Did Cindy Fox?"
WITNESS: "Yes, she did."
Q: "Did Rich Merritt?"
WITNESS: "Yes, he did."
The witness then testified about what AD Cary Groth said to her:
WITNESS: "You are going to want to stay quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Stay quiet, you know, stay out of this because it's going to involve attorneys and to protect your family you don't want to be involved."
Q: "Did anybody ever say to you that Terri wasn't your friend?"
WITNESS: "Yes, Associate AD Cindy Fox. She called my house . . . I pretty much kind of questioned her because Terri and Cindy were so close."
"Cindy said the same thing that Cary said, 'Stay out of it, you know, protect your family. Protect those boys . . . remain quiet. Don't talk to Terri,' those types of things."
Q: "Similar to what Cary Groth said to you?"
WITNESS: "Yes."
Q: "Was Cindy Fox still your supervisor at the time?"
WITNESS: "Yes."
Athletic Director Cary Groth ... Yep ... More Lies!
Athletic Director Cary Groth was made aware (via an email) on June 22nd, 2006 that I had knowledge of NCAA violations in the men's basketball program.
This is Cary Groth's testimony regarding that email:
Groth read that e-mail and she acknowledges that in her deposition.
Groth concedes she did not take the allegations of violations in the email to her Director of Compliance.
Groth also says she did not tell Jean Perry about it because "Jean Perry wasn't hired at the time" (June 22, 2006). Perry oversees the compliance office in the Nevada Athletic Department.
Athletic Director Groth testified under oath that "Jean Perry wasn't hired at the time" (June 22, 2006). If you go back one page to 1829, it proves that Jean Perry was hired five months earlier.
Jean Perry began working in the athletic department on January 1st, 2006.
So that was another lie by Groth in her coverup of NCAA violations.
Criminal Acts By Atheltic Director Cary Groth, et al.
- Perjury
- Subornation of perjury
- Submission of false personnel files
- Falsification of public documents
- Illegal subpoena
- Falsification of legal documents
- Manufactured false evidence
- Solicitation of student-athletes to manufacture evidence
- Threats to witnesses and their families
- Witness tampering and witness harassment
- Embezzlement
- Perjured Affidavits
- Abuse of Power
- Harassment
- False and Defamatory statements in the media
Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth Commits Perjury
Deposition 1: Cary Groth said she picked up the phone and called Dedrique Taylor.
Deposition 2 (12 days after Deposition 1): Groth confirmed that she called Dedrique Taylor.
In an interview just 3 weeks after these depositions, Groth told the NCAA she did not recall contacting Dedrique Taylor.
UNR was then asked to produce the record of Groth's phone call to Dedrique Taylor. It is a long-distance phone call (between Groth and Taylor) so that is easy to produce with a billing invoice.
However, UNR says there is no document responsive to this request. BUSTED!
Dedrique Taylor also reported that Groth never called him. BUSTED AGAIN!
Athletic Director Groth is caught lying under oath...yet again. It gets more serious when you realize why Groth was lying about the phone call to Dedrique Taylor. That is spelled out in the court transcript beginning at the top of page 62.
By the way, UNR President Milton Glick is informed of Groth's criminal misconduct.
- Excerpts from the transcript of the hearing on corruption at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Falsified Evidence
How does University of Nevada, Reno Athletic Director Cary Groth falsify evidence?
Here is an email from a former UNR employee to Groth:
Can you remind me again what that email I need to say to you needs to have in it?
Forty-three (43) minutes later, at the direction of Groth, an email arrives from this former employee with Groth's manufactured evidence.
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Did you know it is a felony to falsify evidence? Yes, Cary Groth committed yet another felony on the job. Groth engaged in this illegal activity through her UNR email account.
Why did this former employee take part in this criminal activity? Because he too was guilty of misconduct (violating NCAA rules) on the job and therefore conspired with Groth to cover it up.
Does Athletic Director Cary Groth Have Behavior Issues?
QUESTION: Do you consider lying and committing perjury behavior issues?
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR CARY GROTH: Yes.
The Athletic Director at the University of Nevada, Reno admits under oath that she considers lying and committing perjury behavior issues . . . And Groth has repeatedly lied and committed perjury.
Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth Accused Of Corruption
UNR's Police Chief Adam Garcia, General Counsel Mary Dugan, President Milton Glick, Athletic Director Cary Groth.
Athletic Director Cary Groth's Illegal And Retaliatory Acts
Citizens presented evidence of numerous felonies committed by Athletic Director Groth.
Such evidence of crimes committed by Groth included: perjury, falsification of evidence, conspiring with others to falsify evidence, falsification of public documents, obstruction of justice, retaliation, tampering with witnesses (this included Groth threatening a witness' family), lying in affidavits, more perjury, submitting false evidence to the court, harassment, and even more perjury!
We also presented evidence of crimes by UNR General Counsel Mary Dugan, President Glick, Police Chief Adam Garcia, outside lawyer Kent Robison, and several others.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Violates NCAA Ethical Standards
University of Nevada Athletic Director Cary Groth retained Golf Coach Rich Merritt with full knowledge that he repeatedly lied and mislead the administration.
President Glick retained AD Groth with full knowledge that she has lied to donors, judges, students, employees, colleagues, the community, and "others" in her position as A.D.
Glick also knows that AD Groth committed perjury on numerous occasions and falsified documents to cover up her own misconduct.
Glick rewarded his corrupt Athletic Director with a 3-year contract extension.
The NCAA is the governing body that sets the rules and standards of conduct that Groth and Glick are supposed to adhere to as representatives of UNR.
See this quote from an NCAA major infractions case involving another university:
This was a serious infractions case, which included academic fraud and the provision of false and misleading information, violations the NCAA Committee on Infractions considers to be egregious.
Clearly the actions of Groth and Glick are not congruent with the spoken edict of the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Athletic Director Cary Groth Covers Up NCAA Violations
In a situation involving the Nevada men's basketball program, Groth threatened me in writing if I reported NCAA violations in the men's basketball program; violations that I possess evidence of.
In another situation, Groth told me she would write a letter to clear one of my student-athletes to play without clearance by the NCAA. That is a huge no-no. The student-athlete was fortunately cleared to play by proper merit before Groth put this student-athlete and the soccer program at serious risk.
In the case of the men's golf program, a witness testified under oath that Groth was going to write a letter clearing the "former" men's golf coach of several allegations against him without any investigation. Groth and the Golf Coach were alleged to be friends. Groth did not dispute that she sent him emails/pictures of her social outings, gave him gifts, etc.
Groth has put the Nevada Athletic Department at risk of major NCAA sanctions.
The Nevada Athletic Department continues to be under investigation by the NCAA.
"Some Really Bad People"
I really admire Terri for standing up to them.
- A High Ranking University Official
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