HOUSTON
Former Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade turned herself in to police last night following a grand jury indictment. Authorities say she misspent $1.9 million of school funds, using the money in part to furnish and landscape her home.
Slade, 54, was indicted on two charges of criminally misusing university money for her private benefit.
The Harris County grand jury, after a three-month investigation, also indicted three other former high-ranking TSU staffers.
University regents voted in April to dismiss Slade. An inquiry by an independent law firm found that the former president spent more than $260,000 on house-related costs.
An audit also concluded that Slade spent nearly $650,000 over the past seven years on purchases not allowed under her contract.
