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Former Howard University employee allegedly stole $429K in financial aid to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle

 Former Howard University employee allegedly stole $429K in financial aid to fund lavish Instagram lifestyle
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The President of Howard University announced Wednesday that six employees were fired following allegations that they misappropriated financial aid funds in a decade-long scam. In a statement, Wayne Frederick said he learned in December 2016 of the misappropriation of university-provided financial aid funds. Officials launched an internal investigation, which concluded in May 2017. “The investigation found …

Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza
College Crimes
March 28, 2018

Judge tosses involuntary manslaughter charges in frat death of Timothy Piazza

A judge has thrown out involuntary manslaughter and some of the other most serious remaining charges against 11 of the former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year. It’s the second major blow to the prosecution’s case. District Judge Allen Sinclair on Wednesday threw out nearly 300 new or refiled …

Justice served? PROBATION for ‘Jamaican Barbie’ bully who allegedly smeared bloody tampons on black roommate’s belongings
Bullies
March 13, 2018

Justice served? PROBATION for ‘Jamaican Barbie’ bully who allegedly smeared bloody tampons on black roommate’s belongings

The former University of Hartford student accused of putting her bodily fluids in and on her black roommate’s belongings was sentenced to a special form of probation that could allow her to avoid a criminal record. The Hartford Courant reported that Brianna Brochu, 18, was sentenced Monday to accelerated rehab, which entails 200 hours of community …

Police probe unexplained death of star Northwestern student
College Crimes
February 28, 2018

Police probe unexplained death of star Northwestern student

A junior at Northwestern University died on Sunday of unexplained causes and police are investigating her death. The Daily Northwestern reports that Kenzie Krogh, 20, died Sunday morning at Saint Francis Hospital, where her friends brought her on Saturday when she reportedly said she wasn’t feeling well. Krogh was a junior at the School of Education and …

Drug dealer intentionally gave sorority girl deadly dose of Oxycodone: Feds
College Crimes
February 28, 2018

Drug dealer intentionally gave sorority girl deadly dose of Oxycodone: Feds

An accused drug dealer provided the Oxycodone that killed a 19-year-old University of South Carolina student, according to charges recently filed in state and federal court. According to The State, Anthony “A.J.” Hunt, 22, was charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone in connection with the death of Rachel Bandman, 19. Bandman, a public relations major and a …

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911
College Crimes
January 31, 2018

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911

Authorities have released the frantic 911 calls placed by Florida State University fraternity brothers who found a pledge dead of alcohol poisoning. The calls released Tuesday provide a glimpse into the frantic scene on November 3 after members of Pi Kappa Phi found pledge Andrew Coffey, 20, unresponsive after a night of binge drinking. During the …

College student found dead on frat house’s front porch in broad daylight: Report
College Crimes
January 4, 2018

College student found dead on frat house’s front porch in broad daylight: Report

Authorities have identified the Fresno State student who died Wednesday after allegedly visiting Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. KFSN reported that police said Thursday that the student who died at the fraternity house was Omar Nemeth, 19, of Fresno, California. His friends told the news station that someone handed Nemeth a pill Wednesday and, after taking …

Stanford rapist Brock Turner who only got six months in jail wants to appeal sexual assault conviction
College Crimes
December 2, 2017

Stanford rapist Brock Turner who only got six months in jail wants to appeal sexual assault conviction

Stanford University’s one-time swimming phenom is now devoting his time to clearing a criminal record that includes a conviction and six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus in 2015. He was convicted the following year on three felony counts including intent to rape an intoxicated person. As the Washington Post reported, …