Recently WHAS TV has been doing some journalistic heavy lifting on the investigation of former Dean Robert Felner; and they're doing a smash up job. Last night's 5:30 pm newscast is a fine example.
Emails obtained by Channel 11's Adam Walser suggest that Felner and Schroeder conspired to swindle the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars of No Child Left Behind grants. The grants were obtained by Anne Northup and lauded by U of L President James Ramsey, even though no one seems to be able to determine where the money went. At least, not officials from the Jefferson County Public Schools officials or the Kentucky Department of Education whose students Felner said would benefit from his work. Former Education Secretary Virginia Fox never heard of it either, but Felner said she was in charge of a project.
Walser seems to have found one possible place grant money went missing. $2.9 million in real estate.
Page One Kentucky has been reporting that the actual amount of money under investigation could run into the millions.
Tonight's story adds a new and apparently unexpected element - a possible relationship between Felner and Thomas Schroeder.
Emails obtained by Channel 11's Adam Walser suggest that Felner and Schroeder conspired to swindle the government out of hundreds of thousands of dollars of No Child Left Behind grants. The grants were obtained by Anne Northup and lauded by U of L President James Ramsey, even though no one seems to be able to determine where the money went. At least, not officials from the Jefferson County Public Schools officials or the Kentucky Department of Education whose students Felner said would benefit from his work. Former Education Secretary Virginia Fox never heard of it either, but Felner said she was in charge of a project.
Walser seems to have found one possible place grant money went missing. $2.9 million in real estate.
Page One Kentucky has been reporting that the actual amount of money under investigation could run into the millions.
Tonight's story adds a new and apparently unexpected element - a possible relationship between Felner and Thomas Schroeder.
Just wondering:
Were the Riverdale Schools ever involved with a Robert Felner grant?
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#1
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:30 PM
To: RICCATDS@aol.com
Subject: Re: FW: Grant opportunity
Great-we need to do this quick. good funding and no one is better at this than you guys/our team.
Robert D. Felner, Ph.D.
Dean and Distinguished
University Scholar,
College of Education
and Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky. 40292
r.felner@louisville.edu
voice: (502) 852-3235
fax: (502) 852-1464
>>>
Dear Robert:
The grant idea is excellent. We could work with the Moline Schools, the Superintendent is Dr. Lee from Champaign, or with the Riverdale Schools, I am the Board President.
How is your schedule looking in the next few weeks for me to visit?
Please advise.
Take care,
Tom
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#2
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 10:17 AM
To: RICCATDS@aol.com
Subject: HELP
Hi Tom,
This is starting to completely destroy my break.
I spent three days trying to get a loan - not fun and chaos - been getting yelled at by RI - have my whole group who are not going to get paid very angry with me-and now am hanging around waiting for a fed ex guy who is not coming.
All on top of two years of waiting for an IRS thing that has me completely terrified and nuts as well as multiple contracts/earmarks that never come.
I love ya to pieces but please, I need just a little reliability and follow through on this stuff - all I ask in return for the ability to get you paid....please....it is creating great havoc in my life.....and some in yours..
Hugs
me
Robert D. Felner, Ph.D.
Dean and DistinguishedUniversity Scholar,
College of Educationand Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky. 40292
r.felner@louisville.eduvoice:
(502) 852-3235fax:
(502) 852-1464
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#3
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3:40 PM
To: RICCATDS@aol.com
Subject: May 22-25
Tom
I'm looking at a meeting in Chitown those dates-possible for you?
R
Robert D. Felner, Ph.D.
Dean and Distinguished
University Scholar,
College of Education
and Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky. 40292
r.felner@louisville.edu
voice: (502) 852-3235
fax: (502) 852-1464
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#4
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 2:15 PM
To: RICCATDS@aol.com
Subject: Re: (no subject)
HI honey,
Next couple of weeks I am traveling-this was a great week but I understand about the weather> So, call me and we can try to find a time I am around.
Hugs
me
Robert D. Felner, Ph.D.
Dean and Distinguished
University Scholar,
College of Education
and Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky. 40292
r.felner@louisville.edu
voice: (502) 852-3235
fax: (502) 852-1464
>>> mailto:RICCATDS@aol.com%3E%202/16/2007%201:44%20PM%20%3E%3E
Robert:
I am interested in visiting the great cityof Louisville on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Is this a possibility with your schedule?
I will call your cell phone this afternoon and try to connect. The weather up here in this arctic wasteland has been awful this week.
Talk to you soon.
Tom
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#5
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:43 AM
To: RICCATDS@aol.comSubject:
Re: (no subject)
I called-call
me
Robert D. Felner, Ph.D.
Dean and Distinguished University Scholar,
College of Educationand Human Development
University of Louisville
Louisville, Ky. 40292
r.felner@louisville.edu voice:
(502) 852-3235
fax: (502) 852-1464>>>
RICCATDS@aol.com> 3/3/2008 3:36 PM >>
Robert,
I am hoping to travel to Louisville to visit you later this week, if that fits into your outrageous schedule. Please let me know. I could arrive on Wednesday evening, and leave Friday in the morning.
Thank you and see you soon.
Tom
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#6
From: RICCATDS@aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:28 AM
To: r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu
Subject: (no subject)
Robert:
I have been trying to get in touch with you by hand held communications device.
How are you? What do you think about the Yankees? Is Joe Girardi going to make it as Stenbrenner's whipping boy? What did you think about the John Adams series on HBO? Don't you feel the show depicted Adams as over the top sensitive, paranoid and insecure?
Where are you and when does your schedule accomodate a visit from your old friend?
Let me know, and take care.
Tom
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#7
From: Robert Felner [r0feln01@gwise.louisville.edu]
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:15 PM
To: riccatds@aol.com
Subject: Gotta
Tom,
Situation is getting real dicey.
I could lose my house and you too as your payments will be stopping.
I really need you to take care of this. Not manyana. Now. Please, for the sake of our familes and friendship.
Me
2 comments:
FYI: I published all of the emails at Page One. Not just the 8 from WHAS11.
Scandalous.
Thanks Jake.
Keep up the great work.
Richard
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