NASHVILLE (WSMV) - Two students are being investigated by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after MTSU officials became suspicious in 2020 of the students. It was determined by investigators that Mohamed Gure and Mohamed Osman stole a total of $114,145 from the University between November 2017 and November 2020. The primary scheme of the two students was to submit false invoices to misappropriate.
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Two Middle Tennessee State University students have been charged with stealing over $114,000 from the school, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Mohamed Gure and Mohamed Osman, both 22, were indicted by a Rutherford County Grand Jury following a joint investigation by special agents with the TBI and the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury. The two Nashville men were arrested Tuesday, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said.
The investigation came at the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones in November after university officials became suspicious of funds being used by the Somali Student Association and Muslim Student Association, according to a news release. Gure and Osman served as presidents of the Somali student group.
Two Middle Tennessee State University students have been charged with stealing over $114,000 from the school, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation official.
A Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted Mohamed Gure and Mohamed Osman, both 22. The two Nashville men were arrested Tuesday, TBI spokesman Josh DeVine said.
A joint investigation by special agents with the TBI and the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury led to the arrests and indictment.
The investigation came at the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones in November after university officials became suspicious of funds being used by the Somali Student Association and Muslim Student Association, according to a news release. Both served as presidents of the Somali students group.