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NIU probes existence of a secret 'coffee fund'

DEKALB — Northern Illinois University officials are investigating reports of an alleged secret bank account channeling thousands of dollars to university employees.

NIU employees working at a campus physical plant allegedly sold scrap metal to a local company which would write checks to an account for university employees known as the "coffee fund."

That's according to a story published in The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle.

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