Queen Adeboyejo, Student Loan Fraud, Georgia 2017

QUEEN ADEBOYEJO, 64, of Perry, Georgia has been convicted of Student Loan Fraud, authorities announced yesterday.

According to federal court documents, Queen Adeboyejo obtained federal student loans by using personal identifying information of three individuals without their knowledge or consent.

Through her plea, Ms. Adeboyejo admitted to using the personal identifying information (PII) of three individuals, one of whom she used to work with at the Bibb County Public Schools, and used the PII to create and submit forged endorsement addendums online.

Ms. Adeboyejo, who was pursuing her doctoral degree, was denied additional federal student aid due to her poor credit. To qualify for further federal student loans, she needed another person to sign an endorser addendum agreeing to repay her loans if she didn’t. Without their knowledge or consent, she obtained the PII of the three individuals and used it to create and submit forged endorsement addendums online.

As a result of these addendums, Ms. Adeboyejo obtained $18,828.00 in federal student loans with one endorser and $75,166.00 in federal student loans with another endorser. She also attempted to obtain a total of $150,000.00 in federal student loans with another person as an endorser.

“Scams like this steal money from hardworking taxpayers and legitimate students and that is unacceptable,” said Yessyka Santana, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General’s Southeastern Regional Office. “The OIG is committed to fighting student financial aid fraud and we will continue to aggressively pursue those that participate in these types of crimes.”

Ms. Adeboyejo faces a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000, or both, and a term of supervised release of three years. As part of her plea, she has also agreed to pay $123,732.18 in restitution to the United States Department of Education.

Queen Adeboyejo’s sentencing has been scheduled for June 26, 2017 in Macon. The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Education – Office of Inspector General and the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office – Property Crimes Division.

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