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Education Dept Says It Prevented $1 Billion in Student Aid Fraud After Reinstating Safeguards

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The Department of Education said it has prevented more than $1 billion in federal student aid-related fraud so far this year, including schemes in which scammers posed as students to steal money from the taxpayer-funded program. The department said on Dec. 11 that this was achieved by strengthening oversight of how colleges and universities verify identities and distribute student aid dollars. These measures include mandatory identity verificati…

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The U.S. Department of Education stated that it has prevented over $1 billion in federal aid from being fraudulently claimed this year, including scams involving impersonating students to steal funds from taxpayer aid programs. The Department of Education stated on December 11 that this was achieved by strengthening student verification and oversight of aid disbursements. These measures include: mandatory verification for some first-time applic…

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RedState broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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