The latest directory of the 2012-2013 FAMU Foundation Board
of Directors members posted on famu.edu does not list Corey Alston as the
chairman. He began what was to be a two year term in that position back in
2011-2012. But Alston is still listed as a current member of the board.
Alston stepped down as the city manager of South Bay,
Florida on February 15 in the wake of a grand theft charge against him. The
latest FAMU Foundation member directory list, which no longer lists Alston as the
chairman, appears to be dated February 15, as well.
Another shoe has dropped in Alston’s legal troubles. A
67-year old woman has filed a civil lawsuit accusing him of fraud. She
says she might lose her house because of Alston’s actions.
“The original price was nearly $300,000, but then he offered
to buy the lot for $180,000 and give her a three bedroom, two bath condo that
he planned to build on the site. She took the deal. Alston took out a loan to
pay part of it and the brunt of that $75,000 was dispersed to other relatives
of Barnes' father. Then Alston wrote $65,000 in checks to Barnes to pay for a
portion of the rest. The checks, says, Barnes, bounced, part of what her
attorney, John Rayson, calls the ‘trail of tears in this case.’ After that, the
foreclosure letters began to arrive.”
Barnes hired Rayson to represent her in her civil lawsuit
against Alston.
Norman also reported that Delores Sallette, Alston’s former
elementary school teacher, has made a similar claim against the ex-South Bay
city manager. She says she still hasn’t been paid for a property that she sold
to him. Sallette has not initiated any legal action against Alston.