Courier-Journal: Felner surrenders to authorities
Former University of Louisville Education Dean Robert Felner has turned himself into federal authorities.
Felner said nothing as he walked into the Mazzoli federal building shortly before 1 p.m. today, flanked by his attorneys.
He is scheduled to be arraigned at 3 p.m. in federal court. His attorney, Scott C. Cox, said his client had no comment.
Felner was indicted yesterday on charges of fraudulently obtaining nearly $2.3 million in grant money from University of Louisville and University of Rhode Island.
A federal grand jury in Louisville charged Felner, 58, with 10 counts of mail fraud, money-laundering conspiracy and income-tax evasion.
The 45-page indictment says that Felner and a colleague from Illinios, Thomas Schroeder, 58, took $1.7 million from the Rhode Island school and about $576,000 from U of L, and attempted to embezzle another $240,000 from U of L.
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