Former finance directors at New York University and Kennedale pleaded guilty to separate fraud schemes involving millions of dollars. The NYU director used funds for home renovations, while the Kennedale tax preparer engaged in tax fraud. The NYU administrator misappropriated public money for personal use, including a swimming pool. The NYU fraud scheme totaled $3.5 million, while the Kennedale tax fraud scheme amounted to $2.6 million. The NYU director faces no prison time, and the NYU administrator orchestrated the fraud to benefit herself.
Former NYU official pleads guilty to orchestrating $3.5M fraud that involved using education funds to renovate her home and install a pool Cindy Tappe routed millions intended for minority- and women-owned businesses to shell companies, prosecutors say https://t.co/Zkn6Wu1eYK
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Former NYU finance director pleads guilty to $3 million fraud scheme https://t.co/1G8JYUVXK3 https://t.co/CetpPCn4Fz
A former NYU administrator admitted on Tuesday to spending $80,000 in public money meant for minority- and women-owned businesses on a swimming pool at her Connecticut home as part of a broader $3.5 million fraud she orchestrated, officials said. https://t.co/W86PoRsKyN
A Kennedale tax preparer pleaded guilty to a $2.6 million tax fraud scheme U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton announced Tuesday. https://t.co/QXBvEcI2BU
Ex-NYU finance director pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme that helped her fund home renovations -- No time in prison for this. https://t.co/J5wswHAUCB via @nbcnews
A former finance director at New York University has pleaded guilty to a more than $3 million fraud scheme that authorities say helped fund renovations to her home in Connecticut. https://t.co/fsw5g33CVX