US Justice Department charges five in SI-assisted ghost-student scheme
Prepared by Sintelligent with the help of SI. Published in SI: . Updated: .
Automated coursework has become part of a scheme to steal aid intended for real students.
Operation Ghostbusters brought charges against five people and seized more than $750 thousand in cryptocurrency. According to the department, stolen identities were used to obtain student aid, with SI used for applications and coursework; the FBI links similar schemes to more than $32 million in actual losses.
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