{
  "id": 11504084,
  "title": "US court jails Nigerian-born ex-lecturer over $1.3m student aid fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-court-jails-nigerian-born-ex-lecturer-over-1-3m-student-aid-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-court-jails-nigerian-born-ex-lecturer-over-1-3m-student-aid-fraud/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Nigerian-born naturalised US citizen, Emmanuel Olugbaike Finnih, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for orchestrating a five-year scheme to fraudulently obtain student financial aid. Finnih, 43, of Richmond, Texas, pleaded guilty to theft of government funds, fraud, unlawful use or transfer of identity documents, and aggravated identity theft. The fraud involved submitting over 100 fraudulent financial aid applications using false identities, resulting in more than $1.3 million in grants and loans, of which $921,189.08 was disbursed. US Attorney Aaron Reitz emphasized that such fraud contributes to the financial burden of higher education and highlighted Finnih's deceitful actions.",
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        "title": "US court jails Nigerian-born ex-lecturer over $1.3m student aid fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/us-court-jails-nigerian-born-ex-lecturer-over-1-3m-student-aid-fraud-11504701",
        "published": "2026-10-02T18:58:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}