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Utah Colleges Pay for Ghost Students
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Utah’s colleges are facing a major fraud crisis after an audit revealed over $840,000 lost to “ghost students”—fake identities used to steal financial aid. Schools scrambled to fix the mess, wasting 15,000+ hours and leaving real students stuck on waitlists. Now, officials are pushing for a unified task force, clearer rules for sharing fraud intel, and nationwide coordination to stop these increasingly slick scams while keeping education accessible.
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