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Ex-Baruch Coach Sentenced for Embezzlement
A former basketball coach at Baruch College has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $700,000 in funds intended for the college.
Machli Joseph, 43, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $787,194, and to pay the same amount in restitution.
Joseph, who served as an athletic department official at Baruch College between 2002 and 2016, pleaded guilty in January 2018 to embezzling funds intended for the rental of the college’s athletic facilities.
According to prosecutors, Joseph rented the gym to outside parties, instructing them to make payments to entities that were not connected to Baruch College, but instead had bank accounts under his personal control.
Many of these funds were ultimately spent on personal expenses and items for Joseph and his family, including renovations to his home in New Jersey.
Joseph’s scheme improperly diverted over $700,000 of payments intended for Baruch College.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, praised the investigative work of the Department of Education – Office of the Inspector General and the New York State Inspector General’s Office.
This case is being handled by the Office’s Public Corruption Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Catherine E. Ghosh and Martin S. Bell are in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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