Emmanuel Finnih, a 39-year-old from Richmond, is accused of using the fraudulent or...
A former Texas Southern University employee faces seven federal charges alleging that he fraudulently obtained $600,000 in financial aid by enrolling"students" in Texas colleges and universities and submitting their loan applications for personal gain, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Sometimes with others' help, he allegedly enrolled the students at eight institutions: Houston Community College, Lone Star College, Texas Southern University, Blinn College, Tarrant County College District, Wharton County Junior College, Lee College and Austin Community College. Most of them did not attend, and they either failed or were withdrawn from their courses.
Finnih is also accused of stealing the identities of two alleged students. He and other unidentified individuals, who aided him in the process, used other people's documents some of the applications, such as temporary driver permits or ID cards, according to the indictment. The lawsuit does not specify whether Finnih used his position at TSU in the alleged fraud. The school confirmed, however, that he was employed as an adjunct professor and did not work in financial aid.Finnih is charged with one count each of theft of government funds, student financial aid fraud and unlawful use or transfer of identity documents. He also faces four counts of aggravated identity theft.
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