TOLEDO – A man accused of fraudulently receiving federal scholarships and illegally selling library books from area colleges, including Bowling Green State University, was sentenced Monday to make restitution of more than $27,000.
Malcolm G. Harper, 41, Toledo, appeared in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge James G. Carr.
According to documents filed in U.S. District Court of Toledo, between March 2010 and Oct. 2011 Harper utilized identifying information from his brother to apply online for federal student financial assistance “for the purpose of defrauding those institutions and the federal student aid programs.”
Harper further enrolled at local colleges in order to check out, and then sell, books from their libraries for thousands of dollars.
According to the complaint, Harper fraudulently received a $2,220.50 federal Pell Grant and Stafford Loan after submitting an application to Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township, and incurred an additional $3,466.75 there in classes and related fees.
Malcolm G. Harper, 41, Toledo, appeared in the courtroom of U.S. District Court Judge James G. Carr.
According to documents filed in U.S. District Court of Toledo, between March 2010 and Oct. 2011 Harper utilized identifying information from his brother to apply online for federal student financial assistance “for the purpose of defrauding those institutions and the federal student aid programs.”
Harper further enrolled at local colleges in order to check out, and then sell, books from their libraries for thousands of dollars.
According to the complaint, Harper fraudulently received a $2,220.50 federal Pell Grant and Stafford Loan after submitting an application to Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township, and incurred an additional $3,466.75 there in classes and related fees.