TRENDING: FCS AD Arrested on Fraud & Theft Charges

Originally posted on Mike Farrell Sports
By Mark Pszonak | Last updated Jun 10, 2025 11:44 AM ET

During the off-season it isn’t uncommon to hear about a player getting arrested. It happens. But when a school’s athletic director gets arrested, that will raise a few more eyebrows. That was the reaction yesterday when Florida A&M AD Angela Suggs was arrested.

Florida A&M Athletic Director Angela Suggs arrested today, a spokesperson for the Leon County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WCTV
* one Felony count Grand theft
* one Felony count Scheme to defraud
* four misdemeanor counts of false claims on travel vouchers pic.twitter.com/h2ZXzeeh4r
— HBCU Premier Sports & More (@HBCUSports1) June 9, 2025

Suggs, who was hired in September, is alleged to have used a corporate credit card for personal expenses totaling more than $24,000 while serving as CEO at her previous job, the Florida Sports Foundation. She herself in at the Leon County Jail and was released on a $13,500 bond.

The charges facing Suggs are plentiful. She faces two felony charges, one for grand theft and the other for scheme to defraud, along with four misdemeanor counts of submitting false claims on travel vouchers.

Florida A&M interim president Timothy Beard released the following statement after the arrest.

"While the matter is unrelated to her duties as an employee at FAMU, we are monitoring the situation and will respond in the future as appropriate.”

This is an ongoing story, but considering Suggs is only nine months into her role as athletic director at Florida A&M, it is difficult to envision her remaining with the Rattlers for too much longer.

This article first appeared on Mike Farrell Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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