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Press Releases

Below are press releases issued relating to our work. For more information, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office

Subject

Title of Release

Date
Issued

Link

Student Aid Fraud

Lakeland Woman Sentenced for Student Loan Fraud (Tennessee)

5/24/2023

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K-12 Fraud

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

5/11/2023

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

5/4/2023

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

4/13/2023

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Student Loan Debt Relief Fraud

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

4/12/2023

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Press Release

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

4/13/2023

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

3/20/2023

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

3/3/2023

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

2/23/23

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K-12 Fraud

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

2/2/2023

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

1/26/2023

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Student Aid Fraud

Lakeland Woman Pleads Guilty to Education Loan Fraud (Tennessee)

1/23/2023

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Student Aid Fraud

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

1/11/2023

READ

Higher Education Fraud

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

1/9/2023

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Higher Education Fraud

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

12/16/2022

READ

Higher Education Fraud

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

12/16/2022

READ

Higher Education Fraud

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

12/8/2022

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K-12 Fraud

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

11/30/2022

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

11/29/2022

READ

Higher Education Fraud

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

11/17/2022

READ

Higher Education Fraud

Danville Woman Pleads Guilty to Student Loan Fraud (Virginia)

11/4/2022

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K-12 Fraud

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

10/27/2022

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Higher Education Fraud

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

10/6/2022

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Higher Education Fraud

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

10/3/2022

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Higher Education Fraud

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

9/29/2022

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Higher Education Fraud

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

8/23/2022

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Higher Education Fraud

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)

8/4/2022

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

8/3/2022

READ

Higher Education

Richmond Community College Director Sentenced for Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds

7/19/2022

READ

Higher Education

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

7/15/2022

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

7/14/2022

READ

Higher Education

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

6/15/2022

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Higher Education

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

5/27/2022

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

5/25/2022

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K-12 Fraud

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

5/25/2022

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Student Aid Fraud

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

4/22/2022

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Cascade Woman Charged in Student Loan Fraud Scheme (Montana)

4/13/2022

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Fraud

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

4/8/2022

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

3/29/2022

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Charter School Fraud

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

3/24/2022

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

3/22/2022

READ

K-12 Fraud

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

3/21/2022

READ

Fraud

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

3/11/2022

READ

Fraud

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

3/11/2022

READ

21st Century Community Learning Centers

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

3/1/2022

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

2/14/2022

READ

Student Aid Fraud

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

2/2/2022

READ

Teacher Certification Programs

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

1/25/2022

READ

Higher Education Fraud

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

1/12/2022

READ

Charter School Fraud

Former Charter School Official Sent to Prison (Texas)

12/1/2021

READ

Fraud

Attorney General Bonta Announces Sentencing for Student Loan Scam and Computer Crimes (California)

12/6/2021

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Fraud

Former Temple Business School Dean Convicted of Fraud (Pennsylvania)

11/29/2021

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Fraud

Attorney General Bonta Announces Arrests in Orange County Connected to One of the Nation's Largest Student Loan Debt Relief Fraud Schemes (California)

09/21/2021

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Fraud

Former Georgetown Head Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case (Massachusetts)

09/15/2021

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Fraud

Swampscott Financial Advisor Sentenced for Stealing Former Client's Retirement Assets (Massachusetts)

09/14/2021

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Multiple Fraud (Including Student Aid Fraud)

Sparta Man Sentenced for $600,000 Tax Evasion. Also Illegally Received Federal Benefits (Missouri)

08/4/2021

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Teacher Certification Programs

Owners of Florida Teacher Certification Exam Preparation Company Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Trade Secrets (Florida)

08/10/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Kauai Woman Pleads Guilty To Multiple Wire Fraud Schemes And Aggravated Identity Theft (Hawaii)

07/21/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Former University Financial Advisor Facing Federal Charges for Wire Fraud (Maryland)

06/11/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Denton County Woman Sentenced for Student Loan Fraud (Texas)

05/18/2021

READ

Fraud

Swampscott Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Stealing Former Client’s Retirement Assets (Massachusetts)

05/12/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Fort Myers Woman Pleads Guilty To Financial Aid Fraud And Wire Fraud (Florida)

04/30/2021

READ

Higher Education Fraud

Owner of Diving School Admits Wire Fraud (New Jersey)

04/28/2021

READ

Higher Education Fraud

Former Temple Business School Dean Indicted for Fraud (Pennsylvania)

04/16/2021

READ

Charter School Fraud

Former Charter School Official Sent to Prison for Embezzling Funds (Texas)

04/09/2021

READ

K-12 Fraud

Three Defendants Plead Guilty in Virtual Education Fraud Case (Alabama)

04/09/2021

READ

Coronavirus Aid/Higher Education

Two Louisiana College Students Charged with Identity Theft (Louisiana)

03/25/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Defendant Sentenced for Participation in Scheme to Defraud Bossier Parish Community College (Louisiana)

03/11/2021

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K-12 Fraud

Provider of Federally-Funded Tutoring Services to Underprivileged New York City Public School Students Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations (New York)

03/03/2021

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K-12 Fraud

Two Former Alabama Public School Superintendents Among Six Charged with Fraud Related to Virtual Education (Alabama)

02/23/2021

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Former Bossier Parish Community College Comptroller Sentenced for Stealing More Than $280,000 (Louisiana)

02/22/2021

READ

Fraud

Swampscott Man Charged with Bank Fraud (Massachusetts)

01/22/2021

READ

K-12 Fraud

Statewide Grand Jury Indicts Former CIO of Broward County Schools (Florida)

01/07/2021

READ

Teacher Certification Programs

Indictment Disrupts Racketeering, Fraud Scheme To Steal And Sell State Certification Exams (Florida)

12/11/2020

READ

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

READ

Student Aid Fraud

Six Defendants Charged in Scheme to Defraud Student Loan Programs (Georgia)

10/20/2020

READ

Higher Education Fraud

California University To Pay $225,000 For Allegedly Violating Ban On Incentive Compensation (California)

10/19/2020

READ

K-12 Fraud

Former Vice Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Sentenced For Her Role In Enrolling Fake Students (Arizona)

09/23/2020

READ

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

READ

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

READ

Student Aid
Fraud

Union County Man Indicted on Tax and Fraud Charges (New Jersey)

08/18/2020

READ

Student Aid
Fraud

Former Bossier Parish Community College Comptroller Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $250,000 (Louisiana)  

07/20/2020

READ

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

READ

Student Aid
Fraud

Couple Sentenced for Multiple Frauds. Defrauded Student Lenders, SNAP, Medicaid, IRS (Ohio) 

07/08/2020

READ

Student Aid
Fraud

Cumberland County Woman Charged in Conspiracy to Collect Federal Student Aid Funds Using Fake Transcripts (North Carolina) 

05/21/2020

READ

Higher Education
Fraud

Former Delaware State University Officer Sentenced to 15 Months' Incarceration in Federal Bribery Case (Delaware) 

02/20/2020

READ

K-12 Fraud

Former Vice Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Pleads Guilty to Theft (Arizona) 

02/20/2020

READ

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

READ

Higher Education
Fraud

New Jersey Man Sentenced to 42 Months in $3M Federal Bribery Case (Delaware)

01/31/2020

READ

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

READ

Student Aid
Fraud

Rocky Mount Woman Indicted on Wire Fraud and Related Charges for Financial Aid Fraud Scheme (North Carolina)

01/27/2020

READ

Higher Education
Fraud

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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For press releases issued prior to 2020, 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
Aired

LINK

CIGIE DEIA

Inspector General Sandra Bruce and FDIC IG Jay Lerner on CIGIE DEIA Efforts on FedScoop

11/23/2022

Listen

CIGIE DEIA

Inspector General Sandra Bruce and FDIC IG Jay Lerner on CIGIE DEIA Efforts on Federal News Network.

10/04/2022

Listen

CIGIE DEIA

Inspector General Sandra Bruce and FDIC Jay Lerner on CIGIE DEIA Efforts on Government Matters TV

4/19/2021

Watch

CIGIE DEIA

Inspector General Sandra Bruce and FDIC IG Jay Lerner on CIGIE DEIA Efforts on Federal News Network

4/16/2021

Listen

Public Corruption

Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Aaron R. Jordan at Press Conference Announcing Arrests in Puerto Rico
(OIG Investigation)

6/21/2017

Watch

Cybersecurity

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on Government Matters TV
(FISMA)

5/30/2017

Watch

Cybersecurity

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on Federal News Radio
(FISMA)

2/05/2014

Listen

Student Aid Fraud

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on CSPAN Washington Journal
(Distance Education Fraud/Student Aid “Fraud Rings”)

8/29/2013

Watch

Recovery Act

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on Federal News Radio
(Recovery Act and Superstorm Sandy Spending)

11/27/2013

Listen

Recovery Act

Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit Bryon Gordon on Federal News Radio
(Transparency in Recovery Act Efforts)

7/29/2013

Listen

K-12

OIG Report on Its Investigation of Alleged Test Cheating at D.C. Public Schools

1/17/2013

Read

Recovery Act

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on Federal News Radio
(Recovery Act Board)

4/20/2012

Listen

Student Aid Fraud

Inspector General Kathleen S. Tighe on National Public Radio
(Distance Education Fraud/Student Aid “Fraud Rings”)

10/05/2011

Listen

Student Aid Fraud

OIG Statement on Execution of Search Warrant In Stockton, California
(OIG Investigation)

6/7/2011

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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

8

Whistleblower Protections

Listen to interview
MP3 (20.2M)

PDF
(194.4K)

07/29/2022

More info about Whistleblower Protections

7

Women in Federal Law Enforcement

Listen to interview
MP3 (30.4M)

PDF
(238K)

03/30/2021

More info about careers at ED OIG

6

Protecting Federal K–12 Funds from Fraud

Listen to interview
MP3 (19.3M)

PDF
(97.5K)

02/11/2020

K–12 Fight Fraud Materials

5

The OIG’s Work Involving Improper Payments

Listen to interview
MP3 (15.2M)

PDF
(100K)

10/03/2019

Improper Payments Audit
PDF (2.67M)

4

(Spanish episode): Proteger los Fondos de Recuperación por Desastre del Desperdicio, el Fraude, el Abuso y la Actividad Criminal

Listen to interview
MP3 (15.5M)

PDF
(93K)

07/18/2019

Disaster Recovery Information

3

The OIG’s Audit and Investigations Work in Support of Disaster Recovery

Listen to interview
MP3 (16.4M)

PDF
(155K)

07/18/2019

Disaster Recovery Information

2

The OIG’s Audit of FSA Oversight of Student Loan Servicing

Listen to interview
MP3 (15.6M)

PDF
(92.3K)

03/06/2019

FSA Oversight
PDF (2.74M)

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
MP3 (7.2M)

PDF
(42K)

01/17/2019

FERPA Audit
PDF (1.0M)







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