Providence Journal: Ky. probe spurs URI to review center files
Officials at the University of Rhode Island say they are inspecting the finances of a research center on the Kingston campus founded by a former academic administrator now under federal investigation in Kentucky for fraud.
Robert Felner, former director of URI’s School of Education, has been under investigation by the U.S. Postal Service and the Secret Service since June for alleged misappropriation of federal grants. Federal agents visited the campus on at least two occasions this summer, looking for information on Felner.
URI officials say the investigation has prompted them to review the finances of the National Center on Public Education and Social Policy, which Felner established at URI in the late 1990s. Robert A. Weygand, URI’s vice president of administration, says he hopes to issue a report of the findings at the end of this week.
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