Bleeding Heartland Mail - inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page 1/23/17, 8:54 AM Laura Belin inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page Laura Belin Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 3:19 PM To: "Landolt, Megan L [PRES]" Cc: "McCarroll, John F [U REL]" , "Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL]" , "Norton, Michael E [U CSL]" , "Knipfel, Shirley J [PRES]" Megan, I haven't been asking about every trip to Rochester. Only the ones in July 2015. President Leath certainly implied in his December 12 statement that he had fully reimbursed the foundation for his two trips to Rochester during July 2015. But as I have explained to you several times, his reimbursement payments reflect the incomplete King Air records showing only three round-trip flights or "occasions." ISU's King Air made four round-trip flights to Rochester in July 2015. Why will President Leath not cover the cost of all four flights? Laura On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Landolt, Megan L [PRES] wrote: Laura, Neither President Leath, nor anyone else ever claimed he made a payment for every time university aircraft was used to go to Rochester. The President’s payments were discussed in detail with the Board Office and the Board indicated its satisfaction with those payments. Megan Landolt, Assistant to the President for Communications Office of the President From: Laura Belin [mailto:desmoinesdem@bleedingheartland.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 5:27 PM To: Landolt, Megan L [PRES] Cc: McCarroll, John F [U REL] ; Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL] ; Norton, Michael E [U CSL] ; Knipfel, Shirley J [PRES] Subject: Re: inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=aba02e4a98&view=pt&q=…search=query&msg=15999b2ae2143be0&dsqt=1&siml=15999b2ae2143be0 Page 1 of 5 Bleeding Heartland Mail - inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page 1/23/17, 8:54 AM Megan, your explanation from December 13 made clear there were four round-trip flights to Rochester in July 2015. The invoice for the July 20 trip is no longer part of the publicly available documents, for some reason, but it used to be there. You confirmed President Leath was flown up to Rochester for the first medical procedure and picked up a few days later (on July 23). The next time he went to Mayo, he was flown up one day (July 29) and back the next (July 30). President Leath's December 12 statement was inaccurate on this point. Contrary to what he told the Regents and the public, he did not reimburse ISU for the full costs of July 2015 King Air round-trip flights to Rochester. President Leath paid for three of those trips, but the King Air made four round-trip flights (July 20, 23, 29, and 30) to take him to and from Rochester twice. I don't understand why you are so resistant to acknowledging this reality or why President Leath doesn't just pay back the other $1,265.60. Laura On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 5:02 PM, Landolt, Megan L [PRES] wrote: Laura: The audit states “…on three occasions the sole purpose of the trip was a medical appointment, but the use of Flight Service was necessary for him to return to campus to meet university obligations.” I already explained those three occasions to you and confirmed the President’s payment. Further, President Leath explained the payments he made during the open session of the Dec. 12 Board meeting relating to the audit and in the subsequent press conference. Similarly, the Board of Regents addressed the payments and the adequacy of the payments during those same events. Please refer to those statements. If you have issues with the audit, you’ll need to contact the Board of Regents Office. Megan Landolt, Assistant to the President for Communications Office of the President From: Laura Belin [mailto:desmoinesdem@bleedingheartland.com] https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=aba02e4a98&view=pt&q…search=query&msg=15999b2ae2143be0&dsqt=1&siml=15999b2ae2143be0 Page 2 of 5 Bleeding Heartland Mail - inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page 1/23/17, 8:54 AM Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 4:39 PM To: Landolt, Megan L [PRES] Cc: McCarroll, John F [U REL] ; Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL] ; Norton, Michael E [U CSL] ; Knipfel, Shirley J [PRES] Subject: Re: inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page Megan, as you well know, the so-called "comprehensive" audit did not include a full accounting of all Cirrus and King Air flights. Can I interpret your reply to mean than President Leath refuses to reimburse the ISU Foundation $1,265.60 for the fourth King Air round trip flight to Rochester, MN in July 2015? If so, I am seeking comment on why President Leath insists on the foundation footing that bill, having inaccurately told the Board of Regents on December 12 that he "paid for those flights myself." Laura On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Landolt, Megan L [PRES] wrote: Laura, The FAQ was updated with a link to the comprehensive audit shortly after its release on Dec. 12. Questions regarding the audit, findings, or process should be directed to the Board of Regents Office. As the audit is the definitive document on this matter, Iowa State has no further comment. If you are seeking public records, please direct your request to our Public Information Officer (srippke@iastate.edu). Please be as specific as possible about the records you are seeking to ensure swift and accurate retrieval. Regards, https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=aba02e4a98&view=pt&q…search=query&msg=15999b2ae2143be0&dsqt=1&siml=15999b2ae2143be0 Page 3 of 5 Bleeding Heartland Mail - inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page 1/23/17, 8:54 AM Megan Landolt, Assistant to the President for Communications Office of the President From: Laura Belin [mailto:desmoinesdem@bleedingheartland.com] Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:08 AM To: McCarroll, John F [U REL] ; Landolt, Megan L [PRES] ; Rippke, Sheryl L [U CSL] ; Norton, Michael E [U CSL] ; Knipfel, Shirley J [PRES] Subject: inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page John and Megan, ISU's FAQ page on President Leath's use of university aircraft states, "The university was able to obtain a log of the Cirrus flights from a third-party service. This log is attached. Additionally, the Cirrus maintenance log is attached. This information will be updated if more information becomes available." http://www.ur.iastate.edu/flightservice/ However, the Cirrus flight log linked from that page shows far fewer than the 76 Cirrus flights identified by Internal Audit: http://www.ur.iastate.edu/flightservice/docs/Cirrus%20Flight%20Log.pdf Why hasn't ISU updated the FAQ page with details on all known Cirrus trips, including the 72 on which President Leath was the pilot or a passenger as well as the other four identified by internal audit? I am writing to the Public Records Office separately with an information request on this matter. The FAQ page also links to an incomplete record of King Air flights for 2015. The invoice for a July 20 roundtrip flight to Rochester, MN is missing. (Only July 23, 29, and 30 round-trips to Rochester are shown.) http://www.ur.iastate.edu/flightservice/docs/KingAirFlights2015.pdf https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=aba02e4a98&view=pt&q…search=query&msg=15999b2ae2143be0&dsqt=1&siml=15999b2ae2143be0 Page 4 of 5 Bleeding Heartland Mail - inaccurate/incomplete information on FAQ page 1/23/17, 8:54 AM Megan Landolt confirmed to me in a December 13 e-mail that President Leath was flown to Mayo for a medical procedure and picked up a few days later (first trip). His second trip to Mayo that month, he was flown up to Rochester one day (that is, July 29) and back the next (July 30). Why hasn't ISU added the invoice for that July 20 trip to the document linked on the FAQ page? I am told it used to be visible on ISU's website before the King Air records were pulled down last September. While we're on the subject, I want to make you all aware that Megan has never answered my simple question about whether President Leath has reimbursed or will reimburse the ISU Foundation for all four round trips the King Air made between Ames and Rochester during July 2015. The $3,796.80 reimbursement for medical travel (part of the $19,133.08 President Leath paid back late last year) only covers three of the four times the King Air flew round-trip between Ames and Rochester that month. I ask again: will President Leath reimburse the ISU Foundation another $1,265.60 for the fourth King Air round trip flight that was involved in taking him to Rochester and back twice for medical appointments in July 2015? Thanks in advance for information any of you can provide. 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