You know...I'm pretty tired of the Glob bashing greedheads like this! Just because all of you great unwashed aren't smart enough to come up with these legitimate ways to mess with the system to become rich, or inherit money you will never be taxed on doesn't mean you should mess with people who are obviously better than you! Stop whining and stop with all of your pitiful envy!

Gee Whizz, those pesky Northeastern students, abetted by the Globe,have revealed a scam by a self-described college president, which is ultimately financed by the taxpayers. Congrats, Students and Globe writers, for keeping the pressure on a "malefactor of great wealth".

What a great business model for his STUDENTS. In fact, I might just go into the education business myself. Seriously though, when is this guy going to be cuffed and booked?

This sort of scam is easy to pull off in a state as corrupt as Massachusetts. I wonder how many Democrat pols were involved. The Massachusetts Development Finance Agency must be one of those hack havens for defeated Democrats and a few lucky friends and relatives. I wonder is Gee is a Republican or a Democrat?

OUT F IING RAGEOUS!

Great work by the group at Northeastern. This is "speaking truth to power", isn't it? There are plenty of issues here but why isn't Coakley pursuing the "Massachusetts Development Finance Agency" for backing this joke of an institution's $2.6 million loan? What was that for? Who approved it and why? 400 part time students? Why would any "Graduate School" of any kind warrant that kind of backing? In a state with probably a dozen of "graduate" business schools of some sort or another? But we all know Coakley will, successfully bury any "investigation". It will drag on and on.....and no one will ever "uncover" what corruption surely transpired here. Yeah, Gee was likely "wired" and the loan probably totally underwrote his outrageous salary and perks. Thank heaven state Democrats are working to increase taxes in this state so the "Development" agency will have more money to support similar, well vetted, "non-profits".

Kudos to Prof Robinson & his student sleuths, Wang,Feijo,Laine,Kauffman & Tabeek. They did a nice job uncovering & teeing up a great story for the Globe to run with. Keep up the good work. I'll keep my eye out for work by those future journalist

What a country! Is Robert Gee related in any way to Gordon Gee, the highest paid University Executive in the US, as well as the current President of Ohio State U, and past President of Vanderbilt and Brown Universities? In addition to their last name, they both certainly share a penchant for big spending.

Yes, congratulations to the students who uncovered this. But one thing missing from a clear understanding is, where does Mass Development get its money to fund this contract? Is there a line item appropriaton in the state budget? Is it all borrowed money? Is there some return through the 400 students? I'm missing something here. And whatever the answer is, I'd guess this is just one example of what's gone wrong within Mass Development and the beginning of investigation of all the state quasis and alphabet agencies-- long overdue.

Wonderful.... Looks like Ted Kelley was his idol! Why is it that many of these NonProfit organizations seem to be very profitable for a select few folks.