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Ex-Drexel prof charged with spending $96,000 in research funds on strip clubs

City prosecutors accused Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, 57, of spending $96,000 in federal grant funds at places such as Club Risque and Cheerleaders in South Philadelphia. He allegedly spent another $89,000, which he had secured for science, energy and naval research, on iTunes purchases and meals.

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