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"Former FAMU student gets 22-month prison sentence in grade-changing case"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable federal sentencing story from Florida.  Here are a few more details: Former Florida A&M student Lawrence Secrease was sentenced Monday to 22 months in prison and three years' supervised release in the case involving unauthorized grade changes at the university, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Secrease was the second defendant to be sentenced on charges of aggravated identity theft, unauthorized access of a protected computer, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and a substantive count of unauthorized access of a computer. He pleaded guilty on all charges.... The three co-defendants caused the grades of about 90 FAMU students to be changed, affecting 650 grades overall, according to the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 19, 2009 (boomark / email).