US woman gets 16 years for running fake university

[Janelle2002 3,865]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco woman was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running what prosecutors said was a sham university that served as a front for an immigration scam.

Susan Xiao-Ping Su, founder and president of the phony Tri-Valley University, was accused of charging foreigners tuition and other payments for visa-related documents that allowed them to live in the U.S. while she purported that they were here legally to study. She made more than $5.6 million and used the money to buy commercial real estate, a Mercedes Benz and multiple homes, including one at a golf club, federal prosecutors said Monday.

U.S. District Court Judge Jon S. Tigar sentenced Su, 44, on Friday after she was convicted in March of visa fraud and other charges. She was also ordered to forfeit $5.6 million and pay more than $900,000 in restitution, prosecutors said.

"Student visas are intended to give people from around the world a chance to come to this country to enrich themselves with the vast learning opportunities available here," Tatum King, acting special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations, San Francisco, said in a statement. "But in this case, the defendant was interested in a different kind of enrichment, her own."

The Tri-Valley case is not unique in the San Francisco area. Jerry Wang, the chief executive officer of Herguan University and the University of East-West Medicine, is also facing visa fraud charges in connection with what authorities say is a similar scheme. He has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial next month.

In the Tri-Valley case, employees testified that the school had no graduation or admission requirements, and that Su instructed her staff to fabricate transcripts and other documents.

The school described itself as a "Christian higher education institution" that provided higher education in engineering, business and ministry, according to court documents.

Su allegedly paid recruiters for referring new students.

http://news.yahoo.com/us-woman-gets-16-years-running-fake-university-170400365.html

[CowBoE 429]

There are many like this unfortunately. My friend was scammed out of money in one of these schools in NY.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Good Lord. 5.6 million? I'm going to need her to be in jail till cars can fly.

[Karee 4,190]

I guess I can throw that diploma in the trash.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Good Lord. 5.6 million? I'm going to need her to be in jail till cars can fly.

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Touche'.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Clicked on this thinking it a self confession...

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Clicked on this thinking it a self confession...

Nah. My degree is legit. I think.

There are many like this unfortunately. My friend was scammed out of money in one of these schools in NY.

This is ridiculous no one monitors things like this. She should not have been able to collect 5.6 million without somebody noticing sooner.

[eieio 1,594]

This is ridiculous no one monitors things like this

Well at least this thread has moderation

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Then why aren't the University of Phoenix execs in jail

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/24/why-the-university-of-phoenix-s-favorite-congressman-killed-the-gi-college-aid-bill.html

"SNIP"

The University of Phoenix’s San Diego campus received $95 million from the post-9/11 GI Bill over the last five years, more than the entire 10-campus University of California system and all UC extension programs combined.

The San Diego campus’s overall graduation rate is under 15 percent, according to the federal Department of Education, and more than a quarter of students there default on their loans within three years of leaving school. No one from any state or federal government agency knows how many veterans who go to school on the GI Bill graduate or find

[JohnR! 5,495]

You're just posting this because she's black!

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco woman was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running what prosecutors said was a sham university that served as a front for an immigration scam.

Susan Xiao-Ping Su, founder and president of the phony Tri-Valley University, was accused of charging foreigners tuition and other payments for visa-related documents that allowed them to live in the U.S. while she purported that they were here legally to study. She made more than $5.6 million and used the money to buy commercial real estate, a Mercedes Benz and multiple homes, including one at a golf club, federal prosecutors said Monday.

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[Janelle2002 3,865]

Then why aren't the University of Phoenix execs in jail

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/24/why-the-university-of-phoenix-s-favorite-congressman-killed-the-gi-college-aid-bill.html

"SNIP"

The University of Phoenix’s San Diego campus received $95 million from the post-9/11 GI Bill over the last five years, more than the entire 10-campus University of California system and all UC extension programs combined.

The San Diego campus’s overall graduation rate is under 15 percent, according to the federal Department of Education, and more than a quarter of students there default on their loans within three years of leaving school. No one from any state or federal government agency knows how many veterans who go to school on the GI Bill graduate or find

Are you saying the univ of Phoenix is a rip off?

You're just posting this because she's black!

I'm evil!!!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Are you saying the univ of Phoenix is a rip off?

I am saying they are bilking the taxpayers

Are you saying the univ of Phoenix is a rip off?

I am saying they are bilking the taxpayers