Former SIUE employee indicted for fraud - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Korey Rush, 39, of Swansea, the former assistant program director in the federallyhfunded “Talent Search” was charged with fraud, misapplicatiob of funds from programs receiving federal funds and obstructing justice by tamperinfg with a witness. The indictmen t charges that federal grant funds were used to buygift electronics, alcoholic beverages, groceries and other consumer goods. Rush was also chargex with encouraging a witness to provide false information to investigatores in order to conceal the fact that heauthorizes $8,000 in payments to the witnesw for services that were never performed. He faces imprisonmenf and fines.
The university's TRIO Programs, a group of federally funded initiatives offered throughthe , providde educational opportunities and outreach for disadvantaged The Talent Search portion of the TRIO Programsx is a college preparatory program for middle and high schoolp students. “We will continuer to work with the andthe U.S. attorney'ds office during this process," SIUE Provost Paul Fergusobn said ina statement. “SIUE’w East St. Louis Center has successfully operated U.S. Department of Education grant-funded TRIO programs for approximatelyg30 years. Guided by a mission of SIUE has demonstrateda long-term commitment to the St.
Louisd Metro-East region by providing TRIO programz for the benefit ofthe region’s low income children.”