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Columbia University Fraud Suspects Found Guilty By Jury

Columbia University Fraud Suspects Found Guilty By Jury
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Four men accused of stealing more than $5 million from New York's Columbia University were convicted of all counts against them after a jury trial, Manhattan District Attorney's Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office said.

George Castro, Walter Stephens Jr., Jeremy Dieudonne and Joseph Pineras were convicted of grand larceny and other charges after a two-week trial before New York State Supreme Court Justice Robert Stolz in Manhattan.

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