Grand jury indicts group for embezzling hundreds of thousands in aid for students

A 53-year-old financial services manager at an unnamed local institution of higher learning and eight co-conspirators are looking at two decades in federal prison for allegedly embezzling “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in financial aid.

The five have been indicted by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 22 counts of wire fraud. Andrea Mitchell, the alleged ringleader, is also accused with committing aggravated identity theft, according to a statement.