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Community College’s Financial Aid Boss Stole Student Funds for Years, Feds Say

Keyshia Pope allegedly falsified documents in order to swipe money from the Virginia community college’s financial aid fund.

Keisha Pope, a former financial aid director at a community college in Richmond, Virginia, has been federally indicted for allegedly stealing money from student financial aid funds throughout her 11-year tenure at the school. Pope allegedly used her position to fraudulently provide money meant for financial aid to people close to her, including her son, ex-fiancé, goddaughter, and a cousin. In return, she received part of the funds they were given as aid. For her ex-fiancé, Pope managed to procure aid despite him not being a student at the school by falsifying documents, according to authorities. Money that Pope received from the scheme was used on personal expenses like vehicle repairs and shopping, the feds said.