A former professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could go to prison for up to 20 years for defrauding students. Investigators say Troy Liu scammed more than a million dollars from foreign students and visiting professors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Liu has signed a plea agreement and will plead guilty to federal fraud charges. He was an engineering professor between 2016 and 2020 when he executed the scheme. Prosecutors say he obtained money from the victims by making false promises, referring to a program he said he controlled – even though the program didn’t exist.