MUSKOGEE – A Muskogee woman will spend nearly three years in federal prison after being convicted of fraud in connection with obtaining a student loan.
Emily Mae Crank, 32, was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The court also ordered Crank to pay $5,725.67 in restitution.
Charges stemmed from an investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, NSU campus police, Muskogee police and the U.S. Secret Service. Crank was indicted in March and pleaded guilty the following month.
Crank fraudulently used NSU students ID information to obtain loans in their names. She then converted the money to her own use.
She was ordered to report to the Bureau of Prisons Dec. 17. U.S. Magistrate Steven Shreder presided at the sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney D. Edward Snow prosecuted the case.
Oklahoma Department of Corrections records show Crank is on a deferred three-year judgment in Muskogee County District Court for uttering a forged instrument.
Federal prosecutors asked for an additional one point reduction in Crank’s sentence for her acceptance of responsibility.
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