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Robeson County: FTCC professor pleads guilty in $150,000 COVID loan fraud

Pamela Humphrey, 44, a Fayetteville Technical Community College professor from Robeson County, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after prosecutors say she used false business numbers to get a $150,000 federal disaster loan.

UpdatedThis story has changed since it was first published.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • Pamela Humphrey, 44, a Robeson County woman and Fayetteville Technical Community College professor, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced Monday, Nov. 2.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Nov. 2, 2026)
  • Prosecutors say Humphrey submitted a fraudulent Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) application for a business in Robeson County, with false numbers for the business's employees and gross revenue. After the loan was approved, the SBA paid $150,000 into a personal account she controlled.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Nov. 2, 2026)
  • U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Jones accepted the guilty plea. The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Nov. 2, 2026)
  • Humphrey faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and a $150,000 forfeiture money judgment when she is sentenced. Prosecutors say sentencing is expected later this year.Confirmed by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina (Nov. 2, 2026)

Still unknown

  • A sentencing date
  • Whether anyone else was charged in the conspiracy
  • The name of the business on the loan application

What this means for you

Public safety
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What happened

A Fayetteville Technical Community College professor from Robeson County has pleaded guilty in a scheme to get a $150,000 federal COVID-19 disaster loan with false information, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina says.

Pamela Humphrey, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the office announced on Monday, Nov. 2. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Jones accepted the plea.

According to federal prosecutors, Humphrey submitted a fraudulent Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan application for a business in Robeson County. Prosecutors say she gave false numbers for the business's employees and gross revenue to get the loan. After the application was approved, the SBA paid $150,000 into a personal account she controlled.

Humphrey faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and a $150,000 forfeiture money judgment when she is sentenced. Prosecutors say sentencing is expected later this year, but a date has not been announced.

The FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated the case. Court records can be found under Case No. 7:26-CR-49-FL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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Why it matters

The EIDL program was meant to keep struggling small businesses open during the COVID-19 pandemic, and federal prosecutors in eastern North Carolina are still pursuing people who took that money through fraud.

Sources

  1. Fayetteville Tech Community College Professor Stole $150,000 in Phony Covid Loan Pleads Guilty (U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina, Nov. 2, 2026, via Public Technologies)

    Official sourcePublished by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 3:50 AM

  2. FTCC professor from Robeson pleads guilty in $150K Covid loan scheme (The Robesonian, Nov. 2, 2026)

    Published by The Robesonian · Checked Nov 3, 2026, 3:50 AM

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