A proposal from Owens would establish an identity verification system to ensure bad actors aren’t stealing federal financial ...

Years since first being targeted by Covid-era financial aid scammers, California's community colleges still can't fully shake the fraud. It's not for lack of trying. Colleges have made progress by ...

FIRST ON FOX — A bipartisan batch of senators is introducing a measure that seeks to prevent fraudsters from sapping federal student aid. The proposal aims to block fraudsters, often referred to as ...

The rise of artificial intelligence and the popularity of online classes have led to an explosion of financial aid fraud. Fake college enrollments have been surging as crime rings deploy "ghost ...

Last year, the U.S. Department of Education found tens of millions of dollars had been wrongfully awarded, including $30 million to dead people over three years. The largest community college in ...

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 ...

After a spike in fraudulent applications to California’s community colleges, school officials say they are getting better at detecting and preventing fraud, though it still happens.

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 ...

A former Muncie woman has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for her part in defrauding the U.S. Department of Education out of nearly $1 million in financial aid. Reina Isom, 47, was ...