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Mt. SAC Program Director Accused Of Stealing $500K From Students

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college program director has been charged with using a bogus bank account to steal $500,000 from students.

Prosecutors say 56-year-old Jerry Dewayne Austin of Norco is being held on $3 million bail after pleaded not guilty Monday to two forgery counts and two identity theft counts, all of them felonies.

The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin says Austin is the director of Walnut's Mt. San Antonio College fire technology program.

Los Angeles County sheriff's Detective Steven French says Austin overcharged students for classes and deposited the money in a fraudulent bank account using Mt. San Antonio College's tax identification number.

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