University Finds $275,000 in Office Sunday January 15, 2006 3:17 AM TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Three University of South Florida officials were fired after the school discovered $275,000 in misplaced checks and cash scattered throughout an office. Nearly half the money at the school's English Language Institute - $133,647 - was in checks up to 10 years old and could not be deposited, said university spokeswoman Michelle Carlyon. The cash and checks Dec. 21 were found inside desks and underneath books and office machines, among other places, Carlyon said.