Federal documents reveal that a person who was found guilty this month of using the same tactics to target different schools and was convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from the University of Connecticut.
Dickson Alorwornu, also known as” Dixon Al”, 35, a citizen of , Ghana , who lives in , Greenwich, was convicted by a jury Tuesday of two counts of wire fraud after a trial that started last week. He may face up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced , Feb. 19, federal authorities said.
According to national files, authorities were able to connect him with the murder through messages and an Internet address that also was used in scam plans targeting , Central Connecticut State University,  , Missouri State University , and the , University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Federal prosecutors claimed Alorwornu purchased stolen credit card numbers and created email accounts to enroll two people in non-degree classes at UConn in December 2017 (   ). According to court records, he paid for the classes using the credit card numbers that three people had stolen, and he withdrew the students from them by February 2018 and asked for tens of thousands of dollars in refunds from the school.
The insurance for one false student bill was$ 33, 000 and the other was$ 29, 000, federal records show.
However, college administrators raised suspicion and reported the task, which led to an analysis that identified Alorwornu as the suspect, according to national authorities.
According to national records, Alorwornu used the same Internet address that was used to send the emails to students who signed up for classes, according to federal records.
According to records, it was discovered that Alorwornu had used the same scheme to defraud at least three different colleges while looking into the letters he had created that were linked to the Internet target. According to federal officials, he enrolled individuals whose names he had stolen and paid for other universities. Whether those circumstances may be prosecuted was a mystery.
According to national files, investigators compared data from Alorwornu’s 2018 membership software to the , U.S. Department of Homeland Security, his Apple and PayPal accounts, his email addresses, and the lender accounts he deposited the payment from UConn, according to national documents.
Stephanie Reitz, a UConn spokesman, stated on Thursday that the school has added additional verification measures in addition to those that have already been in place to evaluate and evaluate students applying for non-degree courses. Among the new steps is the requirement to add a valid, unexpired government-issued photograph identification report, such as a driver’s license, passport or military ID.
Reitz noted that the application procedure for non-degree programs is different from that for academic programs.
UConn referred questions about the research to the , U. S.  , Attorney’s company, which declined to comment.
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