Friday, Sept. 30, 2016

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -- A former Vice Provost at Augusta University facing chages in a state investigation.

According to a release from Attorney General Sam Olens, Roman Cibirka was indicted by a Richmond County Grand Jury for two counts of theft by taking.

Jurors handed down that decision Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2016.

A state investigation claimed Cibirka wrote up a contract with Coastal Carolinas Marketing in North Carolina for $10,000 worth of services that were never performed.

The Attorney General said Augusta University paid Barbara Raybourne, President of Coastal Carolinas Marketing, the $10,000 and she gave $5,000 to Cibirka.

The state launched the investigation in May 2013 after receiving an anonymous complaint.

Attorney General Olens said Raybourne received dental work at Augusta University during 2012 and 2013, but did not pay for the visits. Investigators said Cibirka had the more than $15,300 in dental work paid for using grant money.