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Below are press releases issued in 2019 and 2020 relating to our work. For more information, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office.
Subject |
Title of Release |
Date |
Release |
Teacher Certification Programs |
Indictment Disrupts Racketeering, Fraud Scheme To Steal And Sell State Certification Exams (Florida) | 12/11/2020 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Fraud |
Former D.C. Government Employee Sentenced to 12 Months and a Day in Prison for Fraud Scheme that Cost Government More than $880,000 (Washington, D.C.) | 11/24/2020 |
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Student Aid Fraud |
Six Defendants Charged in Scheme to Defraud Student Loan Programs (Georgia) | 10/20/2020 |
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Higher Education Fraud |
California University To Pay $225,000 For Allegedly Violating Ban On Incentive Compensation (California) | 10/19/2020 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Vice Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Sentenced For Her Role In Enrolling Fake Students (Arizona) | 09/23/2020 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Sentenced to 3.75 Years in Prison (Arizona) | 09/14/2020 |
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Student Aid Fraud |
Fort Myers Woman Indicted For Wire Fraud And U.S. Department Of Education Financial Aid Fraud (Florida) | 09/10/2020 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Executive Director and Three Contractors of the Mississippi Department of Education Charged with Conspiracy, Federal Bribery, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering (Mississippi) | 09/03/2020 |
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Student Aid |
Union County Man Indicted on Tax and Fraud Charges (New Jersey) | 08/18/2020 |
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Student Aid |
Former Bossier Parish Community College Comptroller Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $250,000 (Louisiana) | 07/20/2020 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Head of Community Preparatory Academy Admits Stealing Over $3 Million and Spending $220,000 on Disney Expenses (California) | 07/17/2020 |
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Student Aid |
Couple Sentenced for Multiple Frauds. Defrauded Student Lenders, SNAP, Medicaid, IRS (Ohio) | 07/08/2020 |
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Student Aid |
Cumberland County Woman Charged in Conspiracy to Collect Federal Student Aid Funds Using Fake Transcripts (North Carolina) | 05/21/2020 |
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Higher Education |
Former Delaware State University Officer Sentenced to 15 Months' Incarceration in Federal Bribery Case (Delaware) | 02/20/2020 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Vice Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Pleads Guilty to Theft (Arizona) | 02/20/2020 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Fraud |
Delaware Man Sentenced to 12 Months' Incarceration for Defrauding Federally-Funded Job Placement Program in Wire Fraud Case (Delaware) | 02/05/2020 |
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Higher Education |
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 42 Months in $3M Federal Bribery Case (Delaware) | 01/31/2020 |
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Fraud |
Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and His Wife Indicted in Wide-Ranging Fraud and Bribery Case Also Involving Former Universal Companies Executive (Pennsylvania) | 01/29/2020 |
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Student Aid |
Rocky Mount Woman Indicted on Wire Fraud and Related Charges for Financial Aid Fraud Scheme (North Carolina) | 01/27/2020 |
|
Higher Education |
Caldwell University Agrees To Pay More Than $4.8 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Violating False Claims Act (New Jersey) | 01/03/2020 |
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Fraud |
Sonoma County CEO Pleads Guilty to Charges Stemming from $25-65 Million Student Loan Repayment Services Scam (California) | 12/20/2019 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Educational Agency Leader Charged in Financial Conspiracy (Texas) | 12/18/2019 |
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Fraud in Connection with Computers |
Former Haverford College Students Sentenced for Attempting to Access President Trump’s Tax Returns (Pennsylvania) | 12/16/2019 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Fraud |
Florida Nursing School President Pleads Guilty for His Role in Defrauding D.C.’s Department of Disability Services (Washington, DC | 12/16/2019 |
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False Claims |
Civil Complaint And Settlement Agreement Involving The Municipality Of Sabana Grande (Puerto Rico) | 11/25/2019 |
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False Claims |
Two Plead Guilty to Wrongdoing In Connection to Federal E-Rate Schools Program (Ohio) | 11/07/2019 |
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Fraud |
Alleged Corruption at East St. Louis Non-Profit Leads to Three New Federal Indictments (Illinois) | 11/01/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Alexandria Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Submitting False Student Aid Applications to Department of Education (Louisiana) | 09/26/2019 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud (New York) | 09/13/2019 |
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Fraud in Connection |
Second Haverford College Student Pleads Guilty to Attempt to Access President Trump’s Tax Information (Pennsylvania) | 09/05/2019 |
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Fraud in Connection |
Haverford College Student Pleads Guilty to Attempt to Access President Trump’s Tax Information (Pennsylvania) | 08/06/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Shreveport Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Financial Aid Fraud Scheme at Bossier Parish Community College (Louisiana) | 07/25/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Three Inland Empire Women Arrested on Charges of Fraudulently Obtaining Student Aid for ‘Students’ Who Never Attended School (California) | 06/27/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Bossier Parish Community College Comptroller, 2 Others Indicted for Stealing More than $250,000 (Louisiana) | 06/27/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Arizona Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Defraud The Government (Colorado) | 06/11/2019 |
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Higher Education |
Oral Roberts University to Pay More Than $300,000 for Allegedly Violating the Ban on Incentive Compensation (Oklahoma) | 06/05/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Former Tennessee State University Employee Indicted For Federal Student Loan Fraud (Tennessee) | 06/04/2019 |
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Student Aid |
New Jersery Man Pleads Guilty in $3M Federal Bribery Case (Delaware) | 05/24/2019 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Charter School Founder and CEO Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Misappropriating $3.2 Million in Public Education Funds (Califormia) | 05/20/2019 |
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Fraud |
Former High School Counselor Sentenced for Mail Fraud Scheme Inflating Daughter's Grades to Obtain College Scholarships (West Virginia) | 05/17/2019 |
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Higher Education |
Former Delaware Public Officer Pleads Guilty in $3M Federal Bribery Case (Deleware) |
04/17/2019 |
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K-12 |
Charter School Victims to Receive More Than a Half-Million in Restitution (Texas) |
04/16/2019 |
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K-12 Fraud |
Former Board President of Milwaukee Public Schools Charged in Bribery Scheme Linked to Philadelphia Non-Profit (Pennsylvania) |
04/10/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Former Director Of Financial Aid At New York Graduate School And Two Former Students Sentenced To Prison For Bribery And Kickback Scheme (New York) |
04/09/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Danville Man Sentenced on Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, Student Loan Fraud Charges (Virginia) |
03/06/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Euclid Woman Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for a Scheme in Which She Fraudulently Enrolled Students in Community Colleges to Defraud the Department of Education Out of $1.8 Million (Ohio) |
02/20/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Former Owner Of Stenotype Institute Of Jacksonville Sentenced To Prison And Ordered To Pay Over $288,000 In Restitution To Former Students And U.S. Department Of Education (Florida) |
02/08/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Laplace Woman Charged with Stealing Federal Student Aid Funds and Identity Theft (Louisiana) |
02/01/2019 |
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Student Aid |
Former State Department Employee Sentenced to Prison for Student Loan Fraud (Virginia) |
01/18/2019 |
For press releases issued prior to 2019, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office
Interviews and Press Statements
OIG staff occasionally appears 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 statement issued 2011. This list does not include Congressional testimony – click here to be directed to the Congressional Testimony page. If you have any questions or if you would like additional information, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office.
Subject |
Title |
Date |
READ |
Public Corruption |
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Aaron R. Jordan at Press Conference
Announcing Arrests in Puerto Rico (OIG Investigation) |
6/21/2017 |
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Cybersecurity |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on Government Matters TV (FISMA) |
5/30/2017 |
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Cybersecurity |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on
Federal News Radio (FISMA) |
2/05/2014 |
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Student Aid Fraud |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on
CSPAN Washington Journal (Distance Education Fraud/Student Aid “Fraud Rings”) |
8/29/2013 |
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Recovery Act |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on
Federal News Radio (Recovery Act and Superstorm Sandy Spending) |
11/27/2013 |
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Recovery Act |
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Bryon Gordon on Federal News Radio (Transparency in Recovery Act Efforts) |
7/29/2013 |
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K-12 |
OIG Report on Its Investigation of Alleged Test Cheating at D.C. Public Schools | 1/17/2013 |
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Recovery Act |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on
Federal News Radio (Recovery Act Board) |
4/20/2012 |
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Student Aid Fraud |
Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on
National Public Radio (Distance Education Fraud/Student Aid “Fraud Rings”) |
10/05/2011 |
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Student Aid Fraud |
OIG Statement on Execution of Search Warrant
In Stockton, California (OIG Investigation) |
6/7/2011 |
OIG Podcasts
Click on the links below to listen to episodes of Eye on ED, the official podcast of the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Eye on ED features interviews, discussions, and summaries of OIG work, including its audits, criminal investigations, and other special reports. Eye on ED is written, recorded, and produced by OIG staff. If you would like more information on Eye on ED, or to suggest a topic for the OIG to cover in an episode of Eye on ED, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office at (202) 245-7023, or email OIG Public Affairs Office.
Eye on ED Episode |
Subject |
Link to Podcast |
Transcript |
Date of Episode |
Related Materials |
6 |
Protecting Federal K–12 Funds from Fraud |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
02/11/2020 |
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5 |
The OIG’s Work Involving Improper Payments |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
10/03/2019 |
Improper Payments Audit |
4 |
(Spanish episode): Proteger los Fondos de Recuperación por Desastre del Desperdicio, el Fraude, el Abuso y la Actividad Criminal |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
07/18/2019 |
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3 |
The OIG’s Audit and Investigations Work in Support of Disaster Recovery |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
07/18/2019 |
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2 |
The OIG’s Audit of FSA Oversight of Student Loan Servicing |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
03/06/2019 |
FSA Oversight |
1 |
The OIG’s audit of the Department’s processing of Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) complaints, featuring OIG Senior Auditor Ruth Dunlop |
Listen to interview |
PDF |
01/17/2019 |
FERPA Audit |
Brochures, Flyers & Posters (Download Free)
- ED OIG General Information Flyer
- Inspector General Authorities and Responsibilities Flyer
- Investigations Services Brochure
- Fraud Indicators Brochure
- Stop Student Aid Fraud Flyer/Poster
- Report Fraud K-12 Flyer/Poster
- Stop Fraud and Public Corruption - All School Levels Flyer/Poster
- Disaster Recovery Fraud Poster (English)
- Disaster Recovery Fraud Poster (Espanol)
- Higher Ed/Student Financial Aid CARES Act Fraud Awareness Poster (NEW)
- K-12 CARES Act Fraud Awareness Poster (NEW)
