In the latest turn of events involving Rutgers basketball, the FBI is investigating former Rutgers assistant, Eric Murdock. An FBI agent recently spent time at Rutgers and visited with now-former athletic director, Tim Pernetti. Pernetti resigned from his post on Friday.

The investigation is in its early stages, according to the report. According to a letter, Murdock — the program’s former director of player development — sought $950,000 from the university last December to settle his claims of wrongful termination. Rutgers declined to renew Murdock’s contract last June, reportedly after a falling-out between Murdock and former head coach Mike Rice.

Murdock claimed he was fired for being a whistleblower about Rice’s physical and verbal abuse of players. The letter, dated Dec. 27, 2012, and sent from Barry Kozyra — a colleague of Murdock’s attorney, Raj Gadhok — also referenced video that, Kozyra wrote, Murdock showed the university last Nov. 26.

The video was presented after Pernetti asked for evidence that would back Murdock’s claims of abuse by Rice, myCentral-Jersey.com reported. Pernetti suspended Rice for three games and fined him $50,000 on Dec. 13, after being “made aware of some things in the last couple of weeks.”