A man who orchestrated a scheme to take tests on behalf of foreign students so they could remain in the country under student visas was sentenced Monday to five months in federal custody and five months of home detention.
Eamonn Daniel Higgins of Laguna Niguel pleaded guilty on April to a charge of conspiracy to commit visa fraud. According to authorities, Higgins and other people he recruited posed as foreign students in universities in the area, including Irvine Valley and Saddleback colleges.
Higgins and others took tests on behalf of the foreign students, who were required to be enrolled in school in order to remain in the United States under student visas. In exchange, Higgins charged at least $1,000 per exam.
The 46-year-old man was a legitimate tutor at one point, but beginning in 2002, Higgins began the scheme.
At least 119 students, all men from Middle Eastern countries, are believed to have paid Higgins for the illegal services….
CSU considers tuition hikes of 15.5% by next fall (Sacramento Bee)
Despite getting a hefty increase in state funding this year, California State University is considering tuition hikes that would bump student costs by a combined 15.5 percent between this fall and next – on top of a 32 percent rise last year. ¶ The University of California also raised fees 32 percent last year, and is expected to discuss another increase in the weeks ahead….
Four Loko Does Its Job With Efficiency and Economy, Students Say (Chronicle of Higher Education)
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