Former Howard Official Pleads Guilty To Defrauding School

WASHINGTON, DC — Doemini Mosley, 35, a former Howard University employee, pleaded guilty last Friday to defrauding the school out of more than $100,000, according to a court release.

Mosley pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. This comes a week after her co-conspirator, Brian Johnson, 35, pleaded guilty to the same offense. The maximum potential recommended sentence for this offense is between 10 and 24 months in prison. With her plea agreement, Mosley agreed to pay $139,697.75 in restitution and $85,850 in a forfeiture money judgment.

According to the release, Mosley worked from 2011 through June 2017 at Howard, first in the financial aid office and then as the associate director of the Bursar's Office. From 2014-August 2016, she also acted as the associate director of financial aid. She proposed a scheme in the autumn of 2016 to send fraudulently-obtained money to Johnson, who was enrolled in the university. He agreed to kick back half of the money to her, which she obtained by filing fake financial aid awards onto Johnson's student profile. These actions caused the university to issue $107,697.75 to Johnson’s bank account, according to the release. In addition, Mosley defrauded Howard of another $32,000 in May 2017.

Mosley made her plea to The Honorable Beryl A. Howell last Friday. Her sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2.