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?"
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 ... More Lies!
Athletic Director Cary Groth was made aware (via an email) on June 22nd, 2006 that a coach 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 Athletic 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 Mr. 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.
By the way, UNR President Milton Glick is informed of Groth's criminal misconduct.
- Transcript excerpts 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 Cary 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 a coach in writing if the coach reported NCAA violations in the men's basketball program.
In another situation, Groth said she would write a letter to clear a student-athlete 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 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.
