Fiesta Bowl fires CEO amid internal report

[skyscraper]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6270459

PHOENIX -- The Fiesta Bowl fired president and CEO John Junker after a scathing internal report released Tuesday found "an apparent scheme" to reimburse employees for political contributions and "an apparent conspiracy" to cover it up.

The reimbursements, listed as at least $46,539, appear to violate state and federal campaign finance laws. The Arizona attorney general's office is conducting a probe of the matter.

The BCS reacted swiftly, saying it would undertake an investigation of its own to "consider whether the Fiesta Bowl should remain a BCS bowl game or other appropriate sanctions."

The Fiesta board of directors voted unanimously to fire Junker "for his improper and inappropriate activities documented" in the report.

[PonyPlayer4]

Jerryworld and the Cotton bowl must be salivating. This might help them break in to the BCS rotation.

[skyscraper]

If you are interested/bored/have a lot of free time:

http://www.fiestabowl.org/_documents/re ... Public.pdf

The entire report has been posted on the Fiesta Bowl website. It is looooooooooong and detailed.

[GiddyUp]

CEO of a bowl game is a good gig - strip clubs and Pebble Beach golf - I wonder what the other bowl execs are doing??