AIDS Doctor Accused of Fraud Surrenders
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
An AIDS researcher accused of using more than $570,000 in federal grant money for his own use surrendered to authorities in Miami, vowing to continue his work. Dr. Lionel Resnick was charged Aug. 21 with 49 federal counts of mail fraud and three counts of money laundering. He was released on $100,000 bond. Resnick was chief of research at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.
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