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FraudGram – get the latest facts about Federal education-related schemes and scams, tips to avoid them, the latest on OIG’s criminal and civil investigations, and what you can to do to help identify and report fraud, waste, and abuse involving ED funding, programs, and operations. Read the latest FraudGram issue.

Press Releases

2025

December 3, 2025

Two Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases (Virginia)

September 25, 2025

Two People Charged with Stealing More than $12 Million in Separate Student Aid Fraud Schemes (Michigan)

August 21, 2025

Orchestrator of $466,000 Student Aid Fraud Ring Sentenced (New York)

July 22, 2025

Serial Scammer Sentenced to Federal Prison after Defrauding Department of Education out of More Than $930,000 in Financial Aid (Indiana)

July 22, 2025

Former Madera School Executive Charged with Stealing Federal Funds from Charter School for Disadvantaged K – 8th Graders (California)

June 25, 2025

Leader of a fraud ring that obtained more than $3.5 million in Federal student aid sentenced to prison (North Carolina)

April 7, 2025

Former Boone County Schools Maintenance Official Pled Guilty in $3.4 Fraud Scam (West Virginia)

March 20, 2025

Former Valentine ISD Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Federal Funds (Texas)

March 5, 2025

Former Executive of Chicago-Area Non-Profit that Provided After School Programs to Schools Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Million Fraud Scheme (Illinois)

March 3, 2025

Parents of Former Boone County Schools Maintenance Director Pled Guilty to their Roles in $3.4 Million Fraud Scam (West Virginia)

February 28, 2025

Former Prison Inmate Sentenced for Using Identities of Fellow Inmates in $850k Student Loan and Tax Fraud Scam (Missouri)

February 27, 2025

Former Boone County Schools Contractor Pled Guilty to Role in $3.4 million Fraud Scheme (West Virginia)

February 26, 2025

Woman Who Targeted More than $466,000 in Student Aid Pleads Guilty to Fraud (New York)

February 26, 2025

Leader of Fraud Ring that Targeted $5 Million in Federal Student Aid Pleads Guilty (North Carolina)

February 5, 2025

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For $11.2 Million Disability Loan Fraud Scheme (New York)

January 10, 2025

Five Defendants Plead Guilty for Bid Rigging Conspiracies on Commercial Roofing Projects (Florida)

2024

December 13, 2024

Former Hulbert Schools Treasurer Sentenced for Theft of Federal Education Funds (Oklahoma)

December 11, 2024

Former Maintenance Director Indicted on Charges Alleging Scheme to Defraud Boone County Schools Out of $3.4 Million (West Virginia)

December 6, 2024

Former Assistant Dean of Law School Sentenced to Prison for $1 Million Fraud (New Jersey)

October 22, 2024

Orange County Supervisor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy Involving $10 Million in COVID Relief Funds (California)

September 17, 2024

Founder of Charter School Pled Guilty to Embezzling More Than $73,000 (New Hampshire)

September 3, 2024

Former Silver River Mentoring & Instruction Official Sentenced to Prison for $600,000 Theft (Florida)

July 26, 2024

Former Assistant Dean and Two Other Former Employees of Essex County Graduate School Admit Million-Dollar Embezzlement (New Jersey)

July 25, 2024

Former Orange County School Official Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling More than $16.6 Million (California)

July 9, 2024

Man Pled Guilty, Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Several Government Programs, Including Federal Student Aid (Ohio)

June 26, 2024

Former Valentine Independent School District Employee Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Federal Funds (Texas)

May 7, 2024

United States Sues Student Recruiting Firm for Causing Fraudulent Claims to Federal Student Aid Programs (Massachusetts)

March 28, 2024

Former State Representative and Friend Charged for Fraud Scheme (New Mexico)

March 28, 2024

Former Orange County Education Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $16 Million from School District That Employed Him (California)

March 20, 2024

Former Universal Companies Executives Convicted at Trial of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States Government (Pennsylvania)

February 14, 2024

Former Director of Technical Education Program, Contractor, and Company Pled Guilty to Theft Involving More than $200,000 (Puerto Rico)

January 25, 2024

Four Individuals Charged in $44.6 Million Scheme to Defraud Indiana Department of Education (Indiana)

Archive

December 12, 2023

Former Hollywood-Based Anti-Poverty Nonprofit CEO Sentenced to Six Months in Federal Prison for Embezzlement and Cheating on Taxes

December 6, 2023

Woman Sentenced for Using Deceased Husband’s Identity to Obtain Federal Student Aid (Oregon)

November 9, 2023

Former President of Madison District Public Schools Board of Education Sentenced for Accepting Bribes from Local Contractor and Tax Evasion (Michigan)

November 8, 2023

Montana Woman Sentenced to Prison for Running Student Aid Fraud Scheme

November 7, 2023

Florida Alternative School Employee Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges Involving More than $600,000

October 19, 2023

Former Orange County Education Official Arrested on Complaint Alleging He Embezzled More Than $14 Million from School District (California)

August 30, 2023

Former University Financial Advisor Sentenced for Role in $5.6 Million Student Aid Fraud Scheme (Maryland)

August 14, 2023

Madison District Public Schools (MI) contractor sentenced to prison for role in $560k kickback scheme.

July 11, 2023

New Hampshire bookkeeper sentenced for stealing more than $130,000 from two school districts.

May 24, 2023

Lakeland Woman Sentenced for Student Loan Fraud (Tennessee)

May 11, 2023

Former Officers of DC Trust, Sentenced for Using Organization’s Fund for Personal Gain (Washington, D.C.)

May 4, 2023

St. Bernard Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Student Aid Fraud of Over $74,000 (Louisiana)

April 13, 2023

Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing Former School Board President of Madison District Public Schools (Michigan)

April 12, 2023

Colorado Springs Residents Indicted in Alleged Scheme to Defraud Hundreds of Student Loan Debtors (Colorado)

March 28, 2023

Kauai Woman Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Schemes and Aggravated Identity Theft (Hawaii)

March 21, 2023

Cascade Woman Admits Charges in Great Falls College Student Loan Fraud (Montana)

March 3, 2023

Three Women Indicted for Alleged Scheme that Used Prison Inmates’ Identities to Fraudulently Obtain Federal Student Loans (California)

February 23, 2023

Barnstead Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $130,000 from Barnstead and Hampton School Districts (New Hampshire)

February 2, 2023

Former Hulbert Public Schools Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Federal Funds (Oklahoma)

January 26, 2023

Man Sentenced for Misappropriating Identities to Defraud Federal Student Aid Program (North Carolina)

January 23, 2023

Lakeland Woman Pleads Guilty to Education Loan Fraud (Tennessee)

January 11, 2023

Baton Rouge Man Sentenced to 132 Months in Federal Prison for Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Relating to Financial Aid and COVID Fraud (Louisiana)

January 9, 2023

Fort Stewart Soldier Sentenced to Prison for Prolific Fraud Scheme Targeting COVID-19 Relief Programs, Student Loans (Georgia)

December 16, 2022

Architect of Nationwide College Admissions Scheme Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison (Massachusetts)

December 16, 2022

Five Individuals Sentenced in $12 Million Federal Financial Aid Fraud Scheme (Georgia)

December 8, 2022

Former Financial Aid Director of Texas College Indicted for Student Financial Aid Fraud (Texas)

November 30, 2022

Former Officers of Non-Profit Dedicated to Helping Children Plead Guilty to Using Organization’s Funds for Personal Gain (Washington, DC)

November 29, 2022

Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme (New York)

November 17, 2022

Southern Oregon Woman Indicted for Using Deceased Spouse's Identity to Obtain Federal Student Aid (Oregon)

November 4, 2022

Danville Woman Pleads Guilty to Student Loan Fraud (Virginia)

October 27, 2022

Former Charter School Board President Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Embezzlement and Wire Fraud (Florida)

October 6, 2022

St. Bernard Parish Man Admits to Student Aid Fraud of Over $74,000 (Louisiana)

October 3, 2022

Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $600,000 in Financial Aid Funds at Several Texas Colleges and Universities (Texas)

September 29, 2022

Four Individuals Plead Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud U.S. Department of Education Federal Financial Aid Program (Georgia)

August 23, 2022

Lithonia Man Operating Federal Student Loan Discharge Scam Sentenced to Federal Prison (Georgia)

August 4, 2022

Former Southern University Professor Sentenced to 24 Months in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud and Money Laundering After Living as a Fugitive in Iran and Turkey for More than a Decade (Louisiana)

August 3, 2022

Former Athens City Schools Administrator Sentenced in North Alabama Virtual Education Scheme (Alabama)

July 19, 2022

Richmond Community College Director Sentenced for Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds (Virginia)

July 15, 2022

Fort Stewart Soldier Admits Guilt in Prolific Fraud Scheme Targeting COVID-19 Relief Programs, Student Loans (Georgia)

July 14, 2022

Former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and a Local Contractor Charged in $560,000 Bribery Scheme (Michigan)

June 15, 2022

U.S. Attorney Charges Nurse Practitioner In $10.5 Million Disability Loan Fraud Scheme (New York)

May 27, 2022

School and Owner Pay Over $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Attempts to Improperly Influence the School's Student Loan Default Rate (Connecticut)

May 25, 2022

Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting Fake Timecards (New York)

May 25, 2022

Syracuse City School District Teachers Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards to Federally Funded High School Dropout Prevention Program (New York)

April 22, 2022

Jacksonville Man Pleaded Guilty to Student Aid Fraud and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Offense (North Carolina)

April 13, 2022

Cascade Woman Charged in Student Loan Fraud Scheme (Montana)

April 8, 2022

Former USC Head Water Polo Coach Convicted by Jury in College Admissions Scheme (Massachusetts)

March 29, 2022

Hammond Tax Preparer Charged With Filing False IRS Returns and Making False Statements to IRS and to Department of Education (Louisiana)

March 24, 2022

Former Charter School Board President Found Guilty of Embezzlement and Wire Fraud (Florida)

March 22, 2022

Federal Jury Convicts Baton Rouge Man of Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Relating to Financial Aid Fraud (Louisiana)

March 21, 2022

Athens City School Administrator Found Guilty in Virtual Education Fraud Scheme (Alabama)

March 11, 2022

Former Temple Business School Dean Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Rankings Fraud Scheme (Pennsylvania)

March 11, 2022

Counselor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Wide-Ranging Medicaid Fraud Scheme (Connecticut)

March 1, 2022

Two Executives of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Organization Charged With Misappropriating $1.8 Million (Illinois)

February 14, 2022

St. Bernard Man Charged with Conspiring to Commit Student Aid Fraud (Louisiana)

February 2, 2022

Richmond Community College Director Charged with Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds (Virginia)

January 25, 2022

Owners of Florida Teacher Certification Preparation Company Sentenced to Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Trade Secrets (Florida)

January 12, 2022

Owner of Diving School Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud (New Jersey)

Interviews and Press Statements

OIG staff members occasionally appear on radio and television programs discussing our work and findings. Staff also participate in press conferences, and we have issued statements for the press on our work. Below are links to interviews and press statements issued since 2011. This list does not include Congressional testimony—you can find OIG Congressional testimony here. If you have any questions or if you would like additional information, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office.

Current

July 11, 2025

Assistant Inspector General for Investigation Services Jason Williams’ interview with Gray TV on student aid fraud/”ghost Students”

July 9, 2025

Assistant Inspector General for Investigation Services Jason Williams’ interview with Gray TV on K-12 fraud

January 1, 2025

Assistant Inspector General for Investigation Services Jason Williams’ interview with Gray Media on student aid fraud rings.

August 14, 2024

Inspector General Bruce on the ED OIG for Federal News Network/Graduate School USA’s “Search for Accountability” series

May 1, 2024

Assistant Inspector General for Investigation Services Jason Williams’ interview with Gray TV on student loan scams.

October 23, 2023

Keith Cummins (Audit Services) on OIG Kentucky ESSER Report