CR80News | Canadian university card manager creates bogus debit cards, steals $30,000

Friday, February 18, 2011

A student manager at the Kitchener, Ontario campus of Wilfrid Laurier University, stole some $30,000 by issuing fake campus debit cards, some in the names of comic book characters.

The scheme, which took place between 2001 and 2007, was first detected by another employee in the office.

A later audit that cost the school $100,000 led to the arrest of Nikola Tomljenovic, 43. A prosecutor said Tomljenovic, who pleaded guilty, used his access and knowledge of the university’s debit card system to create nine cards under fictitious names, including Thomas Wayne, the father of Batman, and Richard Grayson, Robin’s secret identity.

A nationwide survey reveals college students have an overwhelming preference to receive financial aid funds on a debit card over traditional check disbursements.

Heartland Campus Solution, a division of Heartland Payment Systems, surveyed more than 6,000 college students, questioning their preference regarding debit cards, and of that surveyed approximately 92% said they were in favor of receiving financial aid on debit cards over checks.

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Vol State upgrades campus card to include financial aid delivery

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Comments

Mike Permalink

February 21, 2011 6:18 PM

Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. The story can also be found here: http://www.thecord.ca/articles/42733

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Canadian university card manager creates bogus debit cards, steals $30,000