GREENWICH, CT (WFSB) – A man from the West African nation of Ghana was sentenced for operating a tuition refund scheme that defrauded universities, including UConn.<\/p>\n
Dickson Alorwornu, also known as \u201cDixon Al,\u201d will serve 4 years in prison and 2 years of supervised release, according to David X. Sullivan, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut.<\/p>\n
Sullivan cited evidence presented during Alorwornu\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n
He said that in Dec. 2017, Alorwornu used other individuals\u2019 identities to submit two non-degree student applications to the University of Connecticut. He then used credit card information that had been stolen from three victims to fund the two student accounts with a total of more than $62,000 in fraudulently obtained funds. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn early 2018, Alorwornu withdrew from the courses and requested that UConn refund the money he had deposited,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cUConn subsequently transferred approximately $46,000 to bank accounts Alorwornu controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n
The investigation revealed that email accounts that Alorwornu used to defraud UConn were also used to defraud other universities of more than $500,000, Sullivan revealed.<\/p>\n
Alorwornu was arrested on Feb. 1, 2023.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 29, 2024, a jury found him guilty of two counts of wire fraud.<\/p>\n
Sullivan said Alorwornu\u2019s criminal history includes a conviction in New York in 2017 for an offense involving his using stolen credit cards and other individuals\u2019 personal identifying information.<\/p>\n
Alorwornu, who is released on a $50,000 bond, is required to report to prison on April 20.<\/p>\n
This investigation was conducted by the FBI and the UConn Police Department, Sullivan said. <\/p>\n
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