A former Texas Southern adjunct professor got 78 months for filing over 100 fraudulent federal student aid applications that paid out $921,189.08

Emmanuel Olugbaike Finnih, a former adjunct professor at Texas Southern University, was sentenced on Oct. 2, 2026 to 78 months in federal prison for filing more than 100 fraudulent federal student aid applications. He sought over $1.3 million in grants and loans, and $921,189.08 was disbursed, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said.

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