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Mubarak Sulaiman Ukashat was sentenced to prison for stealing funds through a student club he oversaw.

He fraudulently obtained loans and unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors say.

Ukashat was ordered to pay restitution, forfeit funds and serve three years of probation.

SALT LAKE CITY — A former Utah State University graduate student was sent to prison last week after using the student club he oversaw to steal almost $400,000 in fraudulent loans to use for personal expenses.

Mubarak Sulaiman Ukashat, 38, of Kaysville, was a graduate student at USU and formerly the president of the Student Association Muslim Students Club. In 2023, he was indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of aggravated identi

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