Former Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences President Karen Pletz, known in this area for an ill-fated attempt to form a medical school in Joplin, was found dead in Florida today.
Ms. Pletz had been indicted for embezzling $1.4 million from the university.
A preliminary inquiry has revealed no foul play, but the case remains under investigation, said Detective Travis Mandell of the Fort Launderdale Police Department.
Ms. Pletz was heavily involved in the plan to bring a medical school to Joplin, but never talked the matter over with her board, as noted in the Jan. 15, 2010, Turner Report.
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Pretty hilarious that The Turner Report is thorough enough to include the branch medical school at MSSU in its story, yet the Globe isn't.
Why would the Globe even carry the AP story if not for the local connection. And, if that is why, why not mention it?
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