10-08-2019, 04:18 PM
Drexel University to Pay Nearly $200G After Professor Used Federal Grant Money at Strip Clubs, Sports Bars for 10 Years
Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, October 8, 2019
A former Drexel University professor spent nearly $200,000 in federal grant funds to bankroll a decade of visits to seedy strip clubs and sports bars in Philadelphia — and prosecutors say the Pennsylvania school now must pay back the misused money.
The Department of Justice announced Monday an agreement with the Philadelphia-based school where Drexel agreed to pay $189,062 to “resolve liability†after it was discovered that Dr. Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa “submitted improper charges against federal grants.â€
Nwankpa was serving as the head of Drexelâ€s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering when prosecutors said he spent the majority of federal research funds on “gentlemenâ€s clubs and sports bars.â€
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“This is an example of flagrant and audacious fraud, and a shameful misuse of public funds.†U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain said in a statement. “The agencies providing these grant funds expect them to be used towards advancements in energy and naval technology for public benefit, not for personal entertainment.â€
The funds used for Nwankpaâ€s personal interests came from eight federal grants for energy and naval technology-related research received from the Department of the Navy, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
{snip} [Nwankpa] has not been charged with a crime.
Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa
Original Article
Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, October 8, 2019
A former Drexel University professor spent nearly $200,000 in federal grant funds to bankroll a decade of visits to seedy strip clubs and sports bars in Philadelphia — and prosecutors say the Pennsylvania school now must pay back the misused money.
The Department of Justice announced Monday an agreement with the Philadelphia-based school where Drexel agreed to pay $189,062 to “resolve liability†after it was discovered that Dr. Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa “submitted improper charges against federal grants.â€
Nwankpa was serving as the head of Drexelâ€s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering when prosecutors said he spent the majority of federal research funds on “gentlemenâ€s clubs and sports bars.â€
{snip}
“This is an example of flagrant and audacious fraud, and a shameful misuse of public funds.†U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain said in a statement. “The agencies providing these grant funds expect them to be used towards advancements in energy and naval technology for public benefit, not for personal entertainment.â€
The funds used for Nwankpaâ€s personal interests came from eight federal grants for energy and naval technology-related research received from the Department of the Navy, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.
{snip} [Nwankpa] has not been charged with a crime.
Chikaodinaka D. Nwankpa
Original Article
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