New Details Re: Florida A&M Athletics Director’s Alleged Casino Spending Revealed
Posted on: June 12, 2025, 03:10h.
Last updated on: June 12, 2025, 03:10h.
- New details in a criminal complaint against a Florida athletics director are coming to light
- Florida A&M AF Angela Suggs is accused of stealing from her previous employer
- The case is unrelated to her time at FAMU
New details are coming to light regarding Florida A&M University (FAMU) Athletic Director Angela Suggs’ alleged criminal use of a nonprofit’s credit card before she became employed at the state university in Tallahassee.
On Monday, Suggs was charged with first-degree felony grand theft and third-degree felony scheme to defraud. The 55-year-old, who only became AD at Florida A&M, home of the NCAA Division I Rattlers, in September 2024, also faces four misdemeanor counts of making false claims on travel vouchers.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has since released the probable cause affidavit for Suggs’ arrest. The filing details her alleged spending while employed by the Florida Sports Foundation, a nonprofit she led as president and CEO from 2017 until her hiring at FAMU.
Suggs surrendered on Monday and was released on a $13,500 bond later that night. She has issued a statement on the charges against her.
Regarding the charges recently brought against me in connection with my previous place of employment, I want to make it clear that these matters are entirely unrelated to Florida A&M University or my current role. I am fully committed to addressing these allegations through the appropriate legal channels. I regret the distraction caused, and I am deeply grateful for the unwavering support, fervent prayers, and continued encouragement I’ve received during this most difficult time,” Suggs said.
“I remain focused, resilient, and committed to our shared goals and determined to fulfill our ongoing, planned, and collective success,” she added.
Casino Spending
State prosecutors say Suggs used a Florida Sports Foundation credit card to fund her personal expenses, including numerous trips to casinos. The Office of the State Attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit said in a press release earlier this week that Suggs racked up more than $24K in charges on the charge card that are seemingly unrelated to the organization’s mission of promoting professional, amateur, and recreational sports in Florida.
The affidavit becoming public details the spending in question. The summary alleges that Suggs misused the nonprofit’s credit card “to pay for possible gambling at casinos,” among other misconduct.
The affidavit shows 23 transactions at casinos on her FSF-issued Visa card.
- During an Aug. 16-18, 2022, trip to Resorts World Las Vegas, she used the card for $649.98 in expenses
- In 2024, during a visit to an unspecified Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Florida on Feb. 16, she used the card for five wire transfers/money orders totaling $2,860.68
- Back at the Seminole Hard Rock on June 29-30, 2024, Suggs reportedly made 11 wire transfers/money orders on the FSF card totaling $13,817.25
- On Aug. 26-29 of that same year, she made five transfers at the Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee totaling $5,877.30
Leave With Pay
Florida A&M University has placed Suggs on administrative leave with pay until further notice. Suggs told law enforcement that some of the expenses were related to business meals and others were accidentally charged to the card.
Law enforcement alleges Suggs tried to deliberately steal from the nonprofit.
Suggs, while holding the position of CEO/President of Florida Sports Foundation, knowingly engaged in a systematic, ongoing course of conduct with the intent to defraud the Florida Sports Foundation,” the affidavit declared. “Suggs submitted or caused to be submitted false travel documents indicating that funds were used for FSF business, when in fact, the funds were used for personal gain or pleasure.”
No court date has yet been set for Suggs’ preliminary hearing.
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