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Federal prosecution complete after former WCU student-athlete sentenced in fraud

The last of four former William Carey University student-athletes who pleaded gulity to aiding and abetting unlicensed money transfers was sentenced. read more

GA student athlete sentenced for scamming more than $820k in Nigerian fraud schemes

Other student athletes from LSU, Alabama, William Carey and the University of Florida also took part in the scams. read more

WCU to host 10th ACT Camp June 3-6

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - William Carey University is recruiting students for its 10th annual ACT Camp this summer. The camp is for 2023-24 high school sophomores and juniors who have already taken ... read more

William Carey plans Gulf Coast campus expansion

William Carey University has made a home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for almost 50 years. It all began in 1976 when Carey purchased the former Gulf Coast Military Academy property in Gulfport. Known ... read more

William Carey athletes sentenced for scamming more than $820k in Nigerian fraud schemes

Etim, 24, a resident of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $74,847.52 fine and $123,116.50 in restitution for her role in the overseas scams. She pleaded ... read more

Feds: Former Alabama track athlete part of money laundering scheme which netted $820,000

A former Alabama track and field athlete was one of six collegiate track athletes -- all from either Nigeria or Zimbabwe -- who participated in money laundering as part of a scheme that defrauded ... read more

Former William Carey track athlete fined, sentenced for role in fraud scheme

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A former William Carey University track athlete was sentenced to three years probation and fined nearly $75,000 in federal court for her role in an overseas fraud scheme. read more

WCU ranked No. 2 on the “Best Colleges in Mississippi” list

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Community, opportunity, family; all words used to describe William Carey University. In its annual review, Niche ranked WCU No. 2 on its “Best Colleges in Mississippi ... read more

William Carey: Did You Know?

His work was so impressive, that in 1807, Brown University conferred a Doctor of Divinity degree on him. William Carey is often called the Father of Modern Protestant Missions. But the first ... read more