Harvard has witnessed its share of student scandals in the past two years.

First, Undergraduate Council Vice Chair Maya G. Prabhu '94 tampered with ballots and fixed an election for committee chair in the fall of 1992.

Prabhu's motivation? Politics and disgust with the council.

Next, Hassen A. Sayeed '96, another council executive whose star was on the rise, broke a state law by tape-recording a telephone conversation with the council's vice president, Joshua D. Liston '95, this spring. When word of Sayeed's actions fell into the hands of his political enemies, he resigned from the council before he could be kicked off.

Sayeed's motivation? Politics.

But the misdeeds of Prabhu and Sayeed pale in comparison to the charges Charles K. Lee '93 and David G. Sword '93 face.

The two have been accused of stealing more than $132,000 from a charity that helps treat children with cancer.

Lee and Sword have both been charged with larceny of money over $250, a felony that could bring up to five years in prison.

Lee has been charged with 58 counts of grand larceny, while Sword has been indicted on one.

In addition, Lee must defend himself against eight charges of Larceny of less than $250, a misdemeanor for which he could receive 18 months in prison.

The indictments were announced by a grand jury last Wednesday, following a year-long investigation into $160,000 discovered missing last July from the Eliot House Jimmy Fund accounts.

Lee allegedly stole almost $120,000, while Sword has been accused of pilfering more than $12,000.

The rest of the missing money could not be found, according to investigators. The alleged thefts occurred while the two were officers in An Evening With Champions, and Eliot House ice skating show.

A Evening With Champions was established 25 years ago to raise money for the Jimmy Fund, which was set up for research into--and treatment of--children with cancer.

An Evening With Champions had featured Olympic and other world-class skaters throughout its history. The show has raised approximately $1.5 million for the Jimmy Fund.