A three-month investigation into more than two dozen allegations against the president of First Nations University of Canada, commissioned by the institution's board in 2023, concluded with a stark assessment of her conduct.

"The Investigator found that [President Jacqueline Ottmann] created a "circle of favor" around and inside her office, which attaches to the individuals whom she favors, and excludes those whom she does not favor from having influence," said the 200-plus page report by Deloitte Legal, an affiliate of the university's then-accounting firm Deloitte LLP.

"This phenomenon is sometimes termed 'empire building.'"

The report found Ottmann violated financial policies, disregarded oversight and control systems, and was involved in multiple cases of nepotism.

While Deloitte w

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