Trump education official exposes $1 billion student aid fraud scheme, with California and Minnesota identified as hubs for college scammers nationwide.

At the Community College of Allegheny County, fraud cases have been minimal, but the issue has grown as a concern over the ...

President Trump’s Department of Education has revealed the full scale of what officials are calling a massive education fraud ...

Nearly 2,000 “ghost students” in Minnesota stole $12.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants and loans, Education Secretary Linda ...

Community colleges in California for years have been fighting a losing battle with fraudsters who have stolen millions of dollars in federal and state financial aid. But now state officials believe ...

They’re called “Pell runners” — after enrolling at a community college they apply for a federal Pell grant, collect as much as $7,400, then vanish. Since fall 2021, California’s community colleges ...

Foothill College is one of a number of campuses across California that are using artificial intelligence to detect financial aid scammers. Photo by Magali Gauthier. Community colleges in California ...

Community colleges in California for years have been fighting a losing battle with fraudsters who have stolen millions of dollars in federal and state financial aid. But now state officials believe ...