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Press Releases

Below are press releases issued in 2020 and 2021 relating to our work. For more information, please contact the OIG Public Affairs Office

Subject	Title of Release	Date Issued	Release
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	READ
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	READ
Higher Education Fraud	Lithonia Man Operating Federal Student Loan Discharge Scam Sentenced to Federal Prison (Georgia)	8/23/2022	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ
Fraud	Former Temple Business School Dean Convicted of Fraud (Pennsylvania)	11/29/2021	READ
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	READ
Fraud	Former Georgetown Head Tennis Coach Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case (Massachusetts)	09/15/2021	READ
Fraud	Swampscott Financial Advisor Sentenced for Stealing Former Client's Retirement Assets (Massachusetts)	09/14/2021	READ
Multiple Fraud (Including Student Aid Fraud)	Sparta Man Sentenced for $600,000 Tax Evasion. Also Illegally Received Federal Benefits (Missouri)	08/4/2021	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ
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	READ

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	READ
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	Read

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)