AI-Powered ‘Ghost Students’ Are Looting Federal Student Aid, the Treasury Dept. Warns Banks
AI-Powered ‘Ghost Students’ Are Looting Federal Student Aid, the Treasury Dept. Warns Banks By Ben Smith | 8:19 PM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib Foreign and domestic fraud rings are stealing federal student aid by creating fake students, hijacking real identities, and using artificial intelligence to keep phony applicants enrolled long enough to collect taxpayer-funded refunds.
- ▪AI-Powered ‘Ghost Students’ Are Looting Federal Student Aid, the Treasury Dept.
- ▪Warns Banks By Ben Smith | 8:19 PM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.
- ▪AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib Foreign and domestic fraud rings are stealing federal student aid by creating fake students, hijacking real identities, and using artificial intelligence to keep phony applicants enrolled long enough to collect taxpay
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AI-Powered ‘Ghost Students’ Are Looting Federal Student Aid, the Treasury Dept. Warns Banks By Ben Smith | 8:19 PM on July 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib Foreign and domestic fraud rings are stealing federal student aid by creating fake students, hijacking real identities, and using artificial intelligence to keep phony applicants enrolled long enough to collect taxpayer-funded refunds.
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