A former employee of the Athletics department’s fundraising wing, Tigers Unlimited, is suing Auburn University.
W. Matthew Davis is listed as the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Thursday, Oct. 15, in federal court.
Davis’s suit alleges the University fired him after he conducted an audit of tickets designated as part of the Tigers Unlimited program and found between 3,500 and 3,800 tickets that were meant to be sold through the Tigers Unlimited program were instead being sold at face value.
Davis told David Benedict, associate athletics director, about the discrepancy, and after Benedict met with Jay Jacobs, athletics director, Davis was told to “keep his head down and mouth shut" and "forget about those tickets,” according to Davis’s suit.
After Davis discovered the ticket discrepancy, Davis alleges, he was put under investigation by the Athletics department.
Davis was terminated for communicating with Mark Tilson, a consultant whose contract had been canceled unbeknownst to Davis, according to his complaint.
Davis is suing the University for violating his first amendment rights and under the Alabama Whistleblower Act.
This story will be updated as more becomes available.
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