Chase Johnson was arrested by University Police and charged with Class B felony theft following accusations that he embezzled between $10,000 and $50,000 from his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. He was fraternity treasurer at the time of the alleged theft.
Johnson was immediately removed from Student Government following his arrest. A member of Phi Delta Theta said he was also stricken from the rolls of the fraternity earlier this week.
In the wake of Johnson’s arrest, UND is now conducting an internal audit of the Student Government budget. So far, the university’s auditor, Tim Rerick, has been getting acquainted with the background of the case, namely what access—if any—Johnson had to the dollars under his supervision.
“We’re looking to see if improper payroll transactions were made to…
