Article Summary
- A federal grand jury has indicted SIUE lecturer Jonathan C. Clark on one count of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud.
- Prosecutors allege he charged more than $100,000 in personal expenses to his university-issued credit card.
- Clark was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court but did not show up for the hearing.
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EAST ST. LOUIS — A former adjunct instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is facing federal charges for allegedly using his university-issued credit card to pay for tens of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including rent, athletic fees, marijuana and high-end kitchen knives.
On Aug. 18, a federal grand jury indicted Jonathan C. Clark, an SIUE lecturer and lab manager, on one count of mail fraud and three counts of wire…
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