A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the United States Department of Education of over $1 million in student loans.
Frank Harrison, 48, of New York, was sentenced yesterday in federal court for submitting false documents in connection with his requests for financial aid as a graduate student at a university in New York City.
According to the allegations contained in the indictment to which Harrison pled guilty, he submitted false letters and other documents purporting to be from doctors, his landlord, and a university professor, which allowed him to receive more than $1.3 million in federal student loans.
Harrison, a graduate student at a university in New York City, submitted documentation to the university in order to obtain additional financial aid that was above the standard cost of attendance from at least March 2008 up to and including August 2013.
In addition to his prison term, Harrison was sentenced to three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,170,694.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara praised the investigative work of the Department of Education in uncovering the scheme.
This case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit. Assistant United States Attorneys Katherine C. Reilly and Jason M. Swergold are in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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