US woman gets 16 years prison for fake university

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AP San Francisco
Last Updated : Nov 05 2014 | 1:40 AM IST
A San Francisco woman has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for running what prosecutors say was a sham university that served as a front for an immigration scam.
Susan Xiao-Ping Su, founder and president of the phony Tri-Valley University, was also ordered during a hearing Friday to forfeit USD 5.6 million and pay more than USD 900,000 in restitution.
Federal prosecutors say Su was selling visa-related documents that allowed foreigners, mostly Indian nationals, to live in the US.
She was convicted in March of visa fraud and other charges. Multiple Tri-Valley employees testified that the school had no graduation or admission requirements and that Su instructed her staff to fabricate transcripts and other documents.
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First Published: Nov 05 2014 | 1:40 AM IST

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