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October 23rd, 2008 · 17 Comments
Tags: Law Enforcement · Robert Felner · Investigation · Mainstream · Education · UofL · Wasted Money
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1 Innocent Bystander // Oct 23, 2008 at 9:05 pm
This creep has tarnished two institutions of higher learning. If only someone had a clear still shot of him being led off in cuffs.
Congratulations and thanks to Jake for all of his hard work exposing and reporting this story. We up here in RI were able to get more information from this site than from the C-J site…without all of the whitewashing and spinning of the facts.
Jim Ramsey needs to step down - he did more to enable Felner and then cover for him.
Keep up the good work, Jake!
2 BILked // Oct 23, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Was this post really from Rhode Island? Thats cool!
3 Novena // Oct 23, 2008 at 10:14 pm
“A String of Academic Slaughter”
Innocent Bystander, creepy Bobby tarnished more than two universities. Count them: Illinois, Auburn, Rhode Island, Louisville. I don’t know what he did at Yale, where he didn’t get tenure.
And, yes, Ramsey needs to go so that UofL can try to restore itself beyond just money and grants. They are all the man talks and walks. It takes academic integrity and a commitment to teaching, learning, and scholarship to make a model institution. JR seldom talks that walk. By allowing Felner to do anything he wanted in the name of the Grant-Deity (and creating his own rules for pillage in the process), JR threw the real academy out the window. He needs to be the next one (along with SW) out that windy opening so that UofL can free itself.
4 beyung // Oct 24, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Hey - innocent bystander - some heads should roll at URI too.
5 ed // Oct 26, 2008 at 9:04 am
beyung,
I agree that heads should roll at both places. Even though it was far from funny, I almost had to chuckle when URI reacted to the indictment, and what he had done there. It was almost like….Huh? Really? It certainly seemed to me they had no clue about the 1.7.
6 Elaine // Oct 26, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Jake,
Do you know anything about the plans for a trial?
Jury trial or bench trial?
Expected date and/or length?
I know you’ll keep us apprised of every detail.
PLEASE give us as much notice as possible
of the time and place of the sentencing
hearing, assuming he’s found guilty–every
person who was ever burned by him should
show up at the sentencing, speak if allowed to,
and applaud energetically when he’s carted off to the care of Bubba. I will personally help
those I know, who can’t afford the trip, to
travel to the sentencing hearing. THAT will
be a reason to celebrate.
7 jake // Oct 26, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I’ve reported this in a few other stories (please see the ‘Robert Felner’ category for all of them) that the trial is set to begin December 22 of this year. That said, the U.S. Attorney says they’ll plead it out and Felner’s attorney says it’ll go to trial.
I’ll keep everyone informed with everything I know. You’ve got my word on that.
And if you can’t make it to any potential trial? I’ll be there very single day.
8 ed // Oct 27, 2008 at 7:16 am
I agree with the U.S. Attorney, thinking they’d plead it out when it comes right down to it. I’ve thought that for a long time. I say that because I can’t imagine how he could possibly defend himself against the piles of evidence I saw in the indictment. The paper trail of all the money is just too detailed. What could he say? “Gee, sorry, I thought all the paperwork was in order and the center was legit”? Yeah, right, Bob.
I see the feds saying something like….you stand to get 75 years for all this (not that I think he’ll get that). If you save us the time and expense of the trial and plead it out, we’ll agree to 15. If we go to trial and you lose, we’ll be asking for 30 years.
My numbers may well be off…even by a lot. I really don’t know. But, you get the idea.
I’m thinking his lawyer might suggest he take the deal, but Bobby’s arrogance may take it to trial.
And, from another thread of posts, I am also confused about stolen and earned monies. I understand the definition, but the reality seems like a different matter. If they recover stolen money, that’s one thing. But, in the case of the 1.7 they can’t recover (yet, anyway) it seems OH SO LOGICAL that, if he’s found guilty, they would say….you took the 1.7, we can’t find it, so your “legit” money now becomes ours to pay for that.
So, when I asked days ago about what he’s using to live on and pay legal bills, that’s the line of reasoning I was using. Seems perfectly logical to think they would be freezing all his money until everything is sorted out and a verdict (or plea) is reached. Especially with 1.7 still unaccounted for, I can’t see them letting him use his “legit” money.
Lots of drama yet to unfold here. Thanks again, Jake, for your laser beam focus on it all.
9 Novena // Oct 27, 2008 at 8:47 am
“How Much Time on the Chain Gang?”
ed, I know of another case of a high state official (not in KY) who was found guily of embezzling about $600,000 in federal funds for special education. She had nowhere near the other counts facing Felner. Since he has at least three times more to account for (just in money terms), I suspect that your 15-years-in-prison figure might be a bit charitable. Would a longer amount of time in the pokey make you cry for Bobberino?
10 ed // Oct 27, 2008 at 9:25 am
Yeah, Novena, I’m getting weepy for the ole lovable and hugable jelly roll. :-)
My numbers were really just for the sake of the example. I have no experience with federal sentencing (thank God). He’s….what?….58 or so. So 30 years or so should pretty well do the trick.
As hard as it is to actually type these words, letting the bastard die in there will be the best thing the system could do for society.
11 Novena // Oct 27, 2008 at 10:06 am
“8 times 3 or 4 Might Equal Bobby Term”
ed, I forgot to add that the state official I mentioned above got a sentence of 8 years (after pleading out). So, 24-30 for Bobby might be about right. He’ll look so thin and frail no one but Bubba will recognize him.
12 Elaine // Oct 27, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Jake, thanks for the info. 12/22/08 is the
first day of Hanukkah. Perfect.
13 Curious // Oct 27, 2008 at 8:54 pm
What is Hanukkah? Bobby does not worry about that. He was more concerned about stealing the money and talking to the Blondes. What an arrogant stupid thief? My God, he was the Dean of Education. What a shame on little Felenor and his associates who are still in lot of power. Blake was one of them and he still is. What is JR thinking? Will blake change anything. Of course, not. Just a smoke screen. What did he change so far? NOTHING.
14 Novena // Oct 28, 2008 at 9:45 am
“On Felner and Hanukkah”
Curious,
Of course, Bobby wouldn’t concern himself with Hanukkah. Its meaning is the polar opposite of what his life represents. Hannukkah’s root definition is “to educate.” Whom did Felner ever “educate’? It is a holiday to celebrate faith and courage over raw power. Candles are lighted each day. Felner stood for pure, unrelenting power over others; for faith only in himself; and for deceit over courage and honor.
He lit no candles.
15 ed // Oct 28, 2008 at 10:24 am
Hey,
Maybe we could get Adam Sandler to be at the opening day of the trial to perform his hilarious “Hanukkah” song. He could work in a line about Bobby.
16 Novena // Oct 28, 2008 at 12:51 pm
“The Four Stooges”
Nice, ed. As I recall, Sandler has quite a few luminaries in his song, e. g., James Caan, Kirk Douglas, Dinah Shore, Dr. Spock, Rod Carew, and the Three Stooges, among others. We could ask him to add “Bobby Felner” after the Stooges in order to sound out a crescendo of idiocy.
P.S. Apologies to the Stooges, for they were innocents.
17 ed // Oct 28, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Yeah, great song. Maybe we could even suggest the Bobby line for Sandler. “And then there’s thieving little Bobby. Sadly, he’s a Jew, too.”
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