The Chronicle: Former Louisville Dean Indicted on Charges Related to Diverting Funds
The ex-dean, along with an associate, was indicted on charges related to diverting money from a federal research grant and other contracts.
A federal grand jury issued an indictment on Wednesday alleging that a former dean of education at the University of Louisville and an associate diverted more than $2-million into their personal bank accounts from a federal research grant and from contracts with municipal school districts.
If convicted on all 10 counts—which include charges of mail fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion—the former dean, Robert D. Felner, could face at least 20 years in prison.
Mr. Felner came to Louisville in 2003 after seven years as director of the University of Rhode Island’s School of Education. He resigned from Louisville in June, when he was hired as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin’s Parkside campus. But he withdrew from the Parkside position two weeks later, after he informed Wisconsin officials that he was the subject of a federal investigation (The Chronicle, July 4).
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