Kenya: U.S. Warns Kenyans Linked to Student Aid Fraud Scheme They Will Be Pursued in Nairobi

Kenya: U.S. Warns Kenyans Linked to Student Aid Fraud Scheme They Will Be Pursued in Nairobi

Nairobi -- American authorities have put Kenyans suspected of participating in a multibillion-shilling student aid fraud scheme on notice, warning that geographical boundaries will not shield those accused of stealing money meant for genuine students.

US Warns Kenyans Tied To Ghost Student Aid Fraud Scheme They Will Be Pursued in Nairobi

Investigators have identified more than 830,000 potentially fraudulent Federal Student Aid accounts associated with nearly $130 million (approximately Sh16.8 billion).

US govt releases details of Kenyan man arrested over multi-million fraud, shares tricks used

Mogambi faces charges of five counts of Theft of Government Money and five counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, carrying a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.

Kenyan faces 10 US charges over Sh2.5m student aid fraud

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 – A Kenyan man accused of stealing the identities of American citizens to fraudulently obtain government-funded student financial aid has been indicted in the United States, with prosecutors alleging that he worked with accomplices in Kenya to distribute millions of shillings in proceeds. The US Department of Justice said on Thursday, October 29, that Francis Mogambi faces 10 federal charges, comprising five counts of thef…