TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – One of the men convicted of taking part in a kickback scheme to steal money from the Vigo County School Corporation will appeal his guilty verdict and sentence.

In December, Franklin Fennell was convicted of stealing more than $110,000 from the corporation and was sentenced to 24 months at a federal camp and ordered to pay back $110,600 in restitution.

Fennell was the director of facilities at the school corporation and approved inflated invoices submitted to him for payment.

He along with Frank Shahadey would the split the excess money paid.