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TWO STUDENTS INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR FINANCIAL AID FRAUD
May 28, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ANTHONY JUAN WALKER, age 27, OBIALUNAMMA AGUBUZU, age 25, were charged today in six-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for charges involving federal financial aid fraud, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.
According to the indictment, on approximately August 4, 2008, WALKER and AGUBUZU submitted fraudulent college transcripts from Cornell University, which falsely inflated the defendants’ grade point averages and falsely indicated that the defendants had taken the prerequisite science courses for Dental School Admission, as well as fraudulent Dental Admission Test results to the LSU Health Science Center New Orleans Dental School. The indictment also alleges that AGUBUZU never took the Dental School Admission Test administered by the American Dental Association and WALKER submitted test scores that were significantly elevated. As a result of submitting false information, the defendants obtained admission to LSU School of Dentistry and applied for and received federally subsidized financial aid. WALKER received $40,072 and AGUBUZU received $35,572 in loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
If convicted, WALKER and AGUBUZU face five (5) years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine as to each count.
U. S. Attorney Letten reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendants must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
This investigation was conducted by U. S. Department of Education and Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Julia K. Evans.
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