Ex-Penn State student admits role in nationwide $10M computer hacking scheme

WILLIAMSPORT — A former Penn State student from China is facing prison and deportation after admitting he was part of a computer hacking scam that has a confirmed nationwide loss of more than $10 million.

Yankun Jiang, 25, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. Middle District Court to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Jiang, who spent five years at Penn State but did not earn a degree, worked himself up the scheme from courier to coordinator, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Lloyd.