Nigerian professor jailed 70 months in US for $1.4m fraud

#11 · May 14, 2026, 8:53 pm

Sharon Killebrew, the bookkeeper, got 54 months. It shows that if you help your boss to steal, you will also follow her to jail. There is no ‘I was just following orders’ when the money is going into ghost accounts.

#12 · May 14, 2026, 9:28 pm

Kent County will remember Dr. Nkechy Ezeh, but not for her research or teaching. They will remember her as the woman who killed a nonprofit. A legacy ruined in 70 months of jail time.

#13 · May 14, 2026, 9:31 pm

Aquinas College, Aquinas College… how many other ‘ghosts’ are in these institutions? This case should lead to a full audit of all nonprofits managed by these ‘high-profile’ people.

#14 · May 14, 2026, 9:46 pm

This is the most painful part: she was an Associate Professor of Education. A whole Director! Someone who should be a role model is busy diverting preschool funds to travel to Hawaii and Europe. Education without character is a disaster.

#15 · May 14, 2026, 10:34 pm

I feel for the 35 employees who were laid off. They were doing their jobs while their CEO was busy booking flights to Europe with their operational funds. Life is not fair.

#16 · May 14, 2026, 10:40 pm

Judge Hala Y. Jarbou didn’t mince words. ‘Brazen and widespread’ fraud. This means the evidence was overwhelming. There was no room for ‘it was a misunderstanding’ or ‘technical error.’

#17 · May 14, 2026, 10:51 pm

The judge calling her ‘a fraud and a thief’ to her face is the height of disgrace. A woman of her status being told the truth so bluntly. There was no ‘respect for elders’ in that courtroom, only respect for the law.

#18 · May 14, 2026, 11:10 pm

West Michigan children deserve better. These funds are hard to get, and to have one person ‘chop’ everything is heartbreaking. I hope the restitution actually goes back to helping those preschools reopen.

#19 · May 14, 2026, 11:28 pm

Using intermediaries to transfer funds to Nigeria shows how calculated the whole thing was. This wasn’t a mistake; it was a well-planned ‘business’ for her. But the US Attorney clay Stiffler was smarter.

#20 · May 15, 2026, 12:02 am

At the end of the day, Dr. Ezeh has taught us the most important lesson of her career: ‘The eyes of the law are everywhere, and the wages of fraud is Kuje—or in her case, US Federal Prison.’

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