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Texas Southern University
Edward Wayne Rene, a former assistant dean of admissions and financial aid at Texas Southern University's law school, was charged with theft Aug. 10 for a scheme in which he stole from the university by awarding doubled tuition scholarships to at least two students. He then made the students return the extra money, which he pocketed, according to Kim Ogg, the district attorney for Harris County, Tex.
"The former TSU Law School Dean of Admissions masterminded a variety of schemes to steal money from the school by diverting student scholarship funds to himself. He abused his power for personal profit and his actions hurt the school and the students," said Ogg. "It was the TSU Board of Regents who brought us the case following an internal investigation, and we applaud their swift actions to bring this thief to justice."
The Texas Southern regents brought the case to the district attorney’s office public corruption division, which then worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate allegations that Rene had abused his power to privately enrich himself, Ogg said.
Rene did not respond to requests by The Houston Chronicle for comment.
