At the center of the debate are a pair of uncomfortable questions: Did the trustees approve and execute an agreement that gave unfair advantages to ProMedica? And did two of the trustees involved have conflicts of interest with the hospital chain?

The FBI is scrutinizing the 2015 affiliation agreement, the largest contract in the university’s history, according to a source with knowledge of the inquiry. A spokeswoman for the agency’s Cleveland division declined to confirm or deny that an investigation is taking place.

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