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http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/21703756/ncaa-revealed-relationship-with-shapiro-attorney-prior-to-public-disclosure
The NCAA revealed its relationship with Nevin Shapiro attorney Maria Elena Perez to lawyers involved in the Miami case in mid-January, multiple sources have told CBSSports.com.
The notification to attorneys representing Miami and coaches in the case and was made approximately a week before the NCAA went public on Jan. 23 with what it called “improper conduct” in its dealings with Perez. The NCAA is conducting an external review of his enforcement department based on that finding.
On at least one occasion last month, NCAA enforcement official LuAnn Humphrey read from a prepared statement over the phone to a person involved in the case describing the relationship with Perez. Humphrey did not take questions on the situation.
“That's how they notified they had an issue,” said a source familiar with the NCAA's notification process. “They called a meeting with each involved party and basically said, ‘We want to let you know we've discovered this issue.' They read a statement and said, ‘If you have any questions call Donald Remy.'”
Remy is the NCAA's general counsel. Sources said that the NCAA did not provide detail of Elena Perez' involvement with the association. CBSSports.com reported last week that the NCAA's director of enforcement approved at least $20,000 for the use of Perez to ask questions relevant to the Miami case during a bankruptcy deposition conducted by the attorney.
The South Florida attorney is representing Shapiro, the central figure in the ongoing Miami investigation. At the same time in December 2011 she was working for Shapiro, Elena Perez was being paid to ask questions for the NCAA during a deposition she was conducting in a bankruptcy case regarding Shapiro. In essence, at that moment she would have been doing work both for Shapiro and the NCAA which was investigating her client's allegations.
Two years ago Shapiro told Yahoo! Sports he provided extra benefits to recruits and former Miami players when he was a high-rolling booster hanging around the program.
According to a source, Humphrey also told persons related to the case the NCAA was going to claim it had an attorney-client privilege with the Perez. Another source confirmed that stance by the NCAA.....
What is the point of this?
The NCAA revealed its relationship with Nevin Shapiro attorney Maria Elena Perez to lawyers involved in the Miami case in mid-January, multiple sources have told CBSSports.com.
The notification to attorneys representing Miami and coaches in the case and was made approximately a week before the NCAA went public on Jan. 23 with what it called “improper conduct” in its dealings with Perez. The NCAA is conducting an external review of his enforcement department based on that finding.
On at least one occasion last month, NCAA enforcement official LuAnn Humphrey read from a prepared statement over the phone to a person involved in the case describing the relationship with Perez. Humphrey did not take questions on the situation.
“That's how they notified they had an issue,” said a source familiar with the NCAA's notification process. “They called a meeting with each involved party and basically said, ‘We want to let you know we've discovered this issue.' They read a statement and said, ‘If you have any questions call Donald Remy.'”
Remy is the NCAA's general counsel. Sources said that the NCAA did not provide detail of Elena Perez' involvement with the association. CBSSports.com reported last week that the NCAA's director of enforcement approved at least $20,000 for the use of Perez to ask questions relevant to the Miami case during a bankruptcy deposition conducted by the attorney.
The South Florida attorney is representing Shapiro, the central figure in the ongoing Miami investigation. At the same time in December 2011 she was working for Shapiro, Elena Perez was being paid to ask questions for the NCAA during a deposition she was conducting in a bankruptcy case regarding Shapiro. In essence, at that moment she would have been doing work both for Shapiro and the NCAA which was investigating her client's allegations.
Two years ago Shapiro told Yahoo! Sports he provided extra benefits to recruits and former Miami players when he was a high-rolling booster hanging around the program.
According to a source, Humphrey also told persons related to the case the NCAA was going to claim it had an attorney-client privilege with the Perez. Another source confirmed that stance by the NCAA.....
What is the point of this?
