Crime & Safety
Crofton Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Student Loan Program
Jesse Raymond Moore Sr., 30, could face a year in jail for his role in the scheme at a Baltimore career school.
A Crofton man could face up to a year in jail after pleading guilty to helping students pass an exam so that they could receive financial aid at a career school.
Jesse Raymond Moore Sr., 30, worked as an admissions representative at All-State Career School in Baltimore. According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Moore worked with two other employees to illegally assist students in passing an "ability to benefit" test on their second attempt. The test was used to determine if a prospective student was eligible for financial aid.
Prosecutors said Moore was involved in a scheme in which a testing coordinator changed answers on applicants' tests so that they could pass.
Moore pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in the case and could face up to one year jail. But a testing coordinator at the school, Jacqualyn Sue Caldwell, pleaded guilty to a felony and could face five years in jail and a $250,000 fine.
A third person, Barry Sugarman, 63, of Owings Mills, pleaded guilty in connection to the conspiracy in March.
Moore is scheduled to be sentenced in January. Sugarman will learn his sentence in December while Caldwell will be sentenced in February.
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