Monday, May 17, 2010
Former University Of Louisville Dean Sentenced
KENTUCKY....
Robert David Felner of Prospect, a former education dean at the University of Louisville has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to repay $2.2 million for stealing money from two universities and committing tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ordered Felner to pay $510,000 in restitution to the University of Louisville, $1.6 million to the University of Rhode Island and $88,000 to an addiction center in Illinois. Felner has already paid the federal clerk of court more than $200,000, which will go toward restitution. Federal officials also seized another $450,000 during the investigation of Felner. Felner was director of the School of Education at The University of Rhode Island from 1996 to 2003 before taking the position at the University of Louisville.
Robert David Felner of Prospect, a former education dean at the University of Louisville has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to repay $2.2 million for stealing money from two universities and committing tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ordered Felner to pay $510,000 in restitution to the University of Louisville, $1.6 million to the University of Rhode Island and $88,000 to an addiction center in Illinois. Felner has already paid the federal clerk of court more than $200,000, which will go toward restitution. Federal officials also seized another $450,000 during the investigation of Felner. Felner was director of the School of Education at The University of Rhode Island from 1996 to 2003 before taking the position at the University of Louisville.
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