US Justice Department charges five in cross‑border “ghost student” aid fraud linked to Kenya
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The US Justice Department indicted five people on October 29 for a cross-border fraud scheme. The defendants used stolen identities to claim federal student aid. Part of the money was then funneled to Kenya. Authorities have seized over $750,000 in cryptocurrency.
Five defendants were indicted on Oct. 29 in the United States for a scheme that used stolen identities to claim federal student aid and funnel part of the proceeds to Kenya, with over $750,000 in cryptocurrency seized.