“fuckshannon69!”– Part II of Sex Scandals, Lying, Cheating, Stealing, Crooked, Outlaw Cleveland County Commissioners, School Board, Cleveland Community College Administration, Economic Development Partnership, DA’s Office, etc.!!!—Proof Everywhere!!!— Report and explanation by Robert A. Williams

Part II: Forward by Robert A. Williams

Part I of this series of articles has been viewed in record numbers and increasing. Go back and read Part I over again to refresh your memory.

More and more information is coming to me regarding bad things and bad behaviour at Cleveland Community College. The information in this article is provided by others and is limited to the original sex scandal allegations and miscellaneous other frauds and wrongdoing at Cleveland Community College. The Early College fraud at CCC and Cleveland County Schools will be included in another article that will be forthcoming. Other information I have learned myself will also be provided in another article. Wrongdoing at CCC, CCS, Commissioners, the School Board, Economic Development, the DA’s Office just keeps on coming in.

“fuckshannon69!” was the password selected by Cleveland Community College President Dr. Steve Thornburg for his official CCC computer access. Dr. Shannon Kennedy is the Vice President at Cleveland Community College. Allegations have been made that there is a sexual relationship between Thornburg and Kennedy that has caused Thornburg to propel Kennedy into a Second in Command position at Cleveland Community College in record time and with less credentials that other eligible candidates. Such an explicit and gross password as “fuckshannon69!” coming from Thornburg appears to bolster and support that allegation. Sources say Thornberg was “fined” for that password by the CCC Board of Trustees by being dismissed for one week without pay. We suspect a permanent dismissal of Thornburg and Kennedy may be more in order here. Along with a wholesale removal and replacement of all eleven on the Board of Trustees as well as high ranking personnel such as Commissioner Eddie Holbrook who had to know such shenanigans were going on. Note that we have received information that CCC Board of Trustees Chairman Ellis Monroe has already resigned in protest over the shenanigans at CCC.

The Part II Article starts right here with an email I received 4/24/2017

Subject: Cleveland Community College

I Found about your site today.

I was the Unix Systems Administrator at Cleveland Community College. I worked there almost 10 years.

Attached is the original letter I sent to all 11 Board of Trustee members. They didn’t have the decency to respond or acknowledge to anything contained in the letter.

​I also have personal emails sent to Ellis Monroe showing the server log with Thornburg’s password. ​Monroe wouldn’t respond either.

I don’t know any board member personally or professionally.

Allen Langley falsely accused me during an interview with a JGM reporter of “hacking and illegal activities”. Of course, he withdrew his claims to having evidence and could produce none, because there was no such activity that occurred by my hand.

I do know who gave the false information to Langley.

Thornburg’s illicit password (to which he later admitted I was told) was found in a clear text server log during a routine software installation/update. I still have the server log too.

I Told the JGM reporter I would submit to a polygraph to clear my name.

Cleveland Community College was a wonderful place to work and attend school at one time. It was like family. Sadly, Thornburg allowed his “friend”, Shannon Kennedy, to take control and change the entire atmosphere.

Faculty and staff are fearful to speak up. They are afraid for their jobs and livelihoods.

Thornburg and Kennedy need to be removed from CCC. ​​They have hurt a lot of innocent people and their families.

​I will answer any questions you have.

(Name withheld until later)

The letter that was provided by certified mail to all the CCC Board of Trustees is shown below:

December 22, 2016

To: Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees

This letter is an attempt to bring some incidents to the Board’s attention.

  • CCC IT dept was performing a routine software update in 2014. During update, Steve Thornburg’s computer password was found to be “fuckshannon69!”
  • Other CCC IT employees checked this password as authentic.
  • I personally verified Steve Thornburg’s illicit password as the credentials used to access his computer accounts on the Cleveland Community College networks.
  • This information was written down and given to my supervisor and Allen Kniceley, HR Director
  • My former supervisor, Howard Roberts, former CIO, will verify information regarding Steve Thornburg’s password.
  • No member of IT dared approach Steve Thornburg regarding his password. To do so would have resulted in instant termination regardless of fact.
  • This is illicit and unbecoming conduct of a person holding the president’s office at a community college.
  • Was this disgusting password a result of Shannon Kennedy and Steve Thornburg spending many hours parked in his college issued car?
  • College employees were not the only persons to notice.
  • Comments from an active Youtube video where Kennedy is featured are available for the public to view. This video was published in 2012 and specifically references Cleveland Community College.
  • MrSepharoth2 years ago ie;
  • “I wonder if that’s what her and the president were working on his car all those days they spent having meetings outside??”
  • Could time Thornburg and Kennedy spent parked in the college issued car for many hours over a period of time explain why Shannon Kennedy was rapidly elevated to a previously non-existent Executive Vice President position; surpassing others who already held necessary education and credentials?
  • Steve Thornburg has given to Shannon Kennedy absolute authority over departments of which she has no credentials or experience to manage.
  • Also be aware, many thousands of dollars’ worth of servers and drive space are spinning unused in the data center at CCC.
  • Shannon Kennedy routinely circumvents established computer network policies at CCC by allowing “shadow IT”, persons who are not directly responsible for data and network security to access systems and computer software. This is a security and data risk.
  • Shannon Kennedy issued an order and had written into campus policy all college employees must use “DropBox”.
  • Dropbox is a third party cloud based service that costs the college thousands of dollars in additional monies for expensive and yearly renewed user licenses. Data is stored off-campus in unknown and undisclosed locations. This is a security and data risk. She ignored advice against this move to Dropbox by seasoned IT professionals.
  • Jill Biden and Tom Perez visited CCC with much fanfare for the DOL grant.
  • Biden and her entourage were shown old, inoperative G-series HP servers during the visit which were damaged by water and already had insurance claims filed. This is blatant misrepresentation.
  • No operating equipment actually existed for the DOL program at that time. Pictures of these inoperative servers were taken and posted in publications.
  • Student record numbers were falsified for the Golden Leaf and DOL programs.
  • At least one other former employee is willing to talk to the board or any investigators regarding altered student records.

    Investigate these incidents.

  • Ask former retirees and employees why they left a once great place with a pleasant working environment. Fancy buildings don’t make a college complete. Many long term faculty/staff have left in the last two years, does the Board even care?
  • Ask current employees why morale is so low. Ask them in confidence as most will be
    apprehensive to talk for fear of being terminated.

  • The board is presented an opportunity to investigate and act upon the information above.
  • I trust the Board will promptly deal with unethical/questionable behavior of Steve Thornburg and Shannon Kennedy at Cleveland Community College thereby negating outside investigations from other agencies.
  • If the Board condones these activities and deems no action should be taken, then this will be considered grounds to contact whatever investigative agencies are necessary including the media.
  • The people of Cleveland County, NC need to know what caliber of leadership has been allowed to manage operations at Cleveland Community College in the past few years.
  • I do know there are others willing to come forward and state what they have witnessed under the management of Shannon Kennedy and Steve Thornburg.

    I was employed in the CCC IT Dept. Nov 2006 – June 2016.

    Howard Roberts, former CIO and I both resigned 6/16/2016.

    Feel free to contact me.

    Thank you,

    (Name Withheld until later)