4 convicted in $6 million theft from Columbia U.

Published August 7, 2012 11:13pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — Four men were convicted Tuesday in a computer-savvy scheme to steal almost $6 million from Columbia University by tampering with its bill-payment system.

George Castro, Jeremy Dieudonne, Joseph Pineras, and Walter Stephens Jr. stood stolidly as jurors delivered their verdict. Each man faces at least one to three years in prison at a sentencing set for Sept. 24.

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