Now, months later, the military says it is investigating the allegations.
University officials then asked the state attorney general to investigate the allegations.
The statement went on: "We have turned this matter over to our legal team, who are investigating the allegations."
I credit it to other reporters who investigated the allegations.
However, the government, he said, had neither the responsibility nor the resources to investigate the allegations.
The court is supposed to step aside when countries agree to investigate allegations against their own citizens.
But we felt they had a responsibility to investigate the allegations.
In early November, the university made a crucial decision to investigate the allegations through an outside law firm.
The university appointed an independent panel to investigate the allegations.
But the public response means that pressure will mount to investigate other allegations of corruption.