Security News: DOJ Announces Significant Charges Related to Ghost Student Fraud

Source: United States Department of Justice

Top officials announced indictments resulting from Operation Ghostbusters, an investigation into a large-scale student loan fraud scheme in which actors created fraudulent FAFSA (federal student loan) accounts using stolen U.S. citizen identities to enroll “ghost students” in educational institutions.

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