From the Charlotte Observer (9/21/11): Documents released to the public Tuesday in connection with the NCAA's investigation of the University of North Carolina shed light on some of the impermissible benefits received by football players at the school.
Flight records show employees of a financial advising company called Pro Sports Financial paying for plane flights by former defensive tackle Marvin Austin on at least two occasions.
Jeffrey Rubin, president of the company, paid $146.70 for Austin to fly from Raleigh-Durham to Baltimore-Washington on May 7, 2010, according to records. An Austin flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Raleigh-Durham on March 14, 2010, worth $237.40 was paid for by Crystal Sheffield, records show.
She is an executive assistant in charge of flight and hotel arrangements for Pro Sports Financial, according to the firm’s website.
Documents also show a Colin Keeler is identified as purchasing flights for Austin on two occasions; his association with Austin is unclear.
Efforts to reach Pro Sports Financial and Keeler for comment were unsuccessful.