Former U Of L Employee Faces Federal Charges

{Louisville, Kentucky}...The U.S. attorney's office said Wednesday that 41-year-old Alisha Ward of Louisville, a former employee of the University of Louisville equine industry program, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Ward, who was senior program coordinator when the acts allegedly occurred, was fired last March from the $42,000-a-year post. The university last year released results of an audit that said a lack of oversight allowed Ward to spend nearly a half-million dollars from the program on personal expenses, ranging from a motorcycle to lingerie.