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Tyrone Hankerson Jr. will sue Howard University for $10 million

US news 7. April 2018
Reports say Hankerson, who was accused of embezzling $429,000 from the university, is suing for "breach of duty and negligence," after his financial records were made public.

Tyrone Hankerson Jr. — who has been skewered on social media after being accused of embezzling money from Howard University — is now suing the school

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Tyrone Hankerson Jr. says he has faced “bullying and harassment” since he was accused of embezzling some $429,000 from Howard University:

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Exclusive for : Complaint identifies the whistleblower in . financial aid money scandal as . is suing for breach of duty & negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation.

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’s attorney confirms that he plans to sue , , , the Board of Trustees and more. More details to come.

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“It is with great pain and reflection that we have to bring this lawsuit against Howard University.” - James Walker, ’s attorney.

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“If there is some impropriety or illegal conduct, then charge Mr. Hankerson if he did it. Otherwise, He Must Be Acquitted!” - ’s attorney.

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As a baseline, nearly all educational records for universities that receive federal student loan money (meaning almost everyone) are confidential under a federal law called FERPA 3/

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FERPA is the Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act, which you can read online here 4/

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It has some complexities to it that we won't dive into here. But with respect to account information — billing, financial aid, etc — a university cannot disclose that info to the public without the student's consent 5/

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FERPA *does* allow disclosure under certain circumstances, like to auditors (as happened here), but requires the data be destroyed after rather than released publicly 6/

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The last act of Finesse: the Tyrone Hankerson story. Can’t wait til this comes out on Netflix

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In an interview with , Tyrone Hankerson maintained that he "did not embezzle" from Howard University.

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