Like many GWU students, Meinert served as an intern on Capitol Hill.

Dan J. Kaniewski, a GWU senior, said he was one of Meinert's closest friends.

On the urban D.C. campus, full of future engineers and political scientists, Meinert "knew everybody. He was one of the most popular people on campus," Kaniewski said.

Kaniewski said that he began to suspect Meinert's integrity when his friend "visited seven different countries and stayed in four-star hotels," during Spring Break in April of this year, all without a steady source of income.

The Extension School's Administrative Board will now decide Meinert's future at that school.

Christopher S. Queen, dean of students at the Extension School, said yesterday that he'd take seriously any complaint that a student misrepresented him or herself.

Published Extension School regulations prohibit students from "misrepresenting themselves, or their University affiliation."

"No complaint has been filed as of yet," Queen said.