FORMER RISD EMPLOYEE TO BE SENTENCED FOR FRAUD

A former employee of the Rhode Island School of Design who’s admitted bilking the prestigious art school of nearly one million dollars will learn his fate, reports the Boston Globe_ (via the Associated Press). Patrick Clyne will be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Providence after pleading guilty to charges of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Clyne was responsible for the upkeep of fire-safety equipment, such as alarms and extinguishers, at the art and design school in Providence. Prosecutors say he set up a shell company that billed the school for fire-safety work that was never actually done. He was fired from the school in 2005. Clyne pleaded guilty in August, and prosecutors have agreed to seek a reduced sentence.