Delaware State Official Pleads Guilty to Taking $70K in Bribes
“The scheme cost the school more than $3 million in lost tuition.”
This official was taking bribes to give in-state tuition to people who didn’t qualify for it.
FOX News reports:
Delaware State University official pleads guilty to taking $70G in bribes from out-of-state students
A former Delaware State University official on Wednesday admitted to accepting more than $70,000 in bribes to falsely classify students as eligible to pay in-state tuition over a four-year period.
Crystal Martin, who worked for the registrar’s office at the Dover-based historically black institution, pleaded guilty to a felony bribery charge, authorities said. The scheme cost the school more than $3 million in lost tuition.
“The defendant abused her position at a public university to personally profit and to defraud her employer,’’ U.S. Attorney David Weiss said in a statement. “Individuals who accept bribes while serving in a public capacity risk undermining trust in those institutions.’’
The U.S. Attorney’s Office did not name the school Martin worked for, but her LinkedIn profile said she worked at Delaware State. A spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg that Martin worked for the school until 2017.
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When I first read the title, I was like there’s no way Del St was involved in the admissions scandal!