1. Fraud and the Community College.
Presenter: Cynthia I. Anderson
Asheville Buncombe Community College
Spring Conference April 9 – 11, 2018

2. Examples of Title IV Fraud Schemes related to students.
FAFSA Fraud
Social Security number.
Alien registration status.
Dependency Status.
Income and assets.
Number of family members in college.
Falsification of GEDs/HS diplomas.
Identity theft.
Distance fraud schemes.
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Where to look.
Transfer students.
Online or distance students.
Addresses (duplicate).
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4. What are some indicators?
Duplicate address for students.
Prior Schools.
‘Friend’ handing in paperwork.
Location –address across the state.
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What you should do.
Do you have an address policy?
Minimum schools attended?
What if you are suspicious?
Work with your distant advisor.
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34 C.F.R Schools must develop and apply ‘an adequate system to identify and resolve discrepancies in the information that the institution receives from different sources with respect to a student’s application for financial aid under Title IV.”
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Example Duplicate Address Policy
It is the policy of the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Financial Aid Office to ensure that students are receiving aid legitimately.
If more than five students are living at one address inside of the Asheville/Madison service area* AND are receiving Federal Student Aid, all of the students living at this address will be flagged institutionally for the maximum possible verification to ensure they are legitimately pursuing their education (maximum verification includes, but is not limited to: Unusual Enrollment, Tax Return Transcripts, Number in household, and an explanation of living circumstances).
If more than two students are living at one address outside of the Asheville/Madison service area* AND are receiving Federal Student Aid, all of the students living at this address will be flagged institutionally for the maximum possible verification to ensure they are legitimately pursuing their education (maximum verification includes, but is not limited to: Unusual Enrollment, Tax Return Transcripts, Number in household, and an explanation of living circumstances).
*The service area does not include the surrounding counties.
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8. How we identified the fraud cases at A-B Tech.
Address’s on FAFSA
Income the same
Household size the same
Prior school history the same
Prior classes taken the same
Withdrawal dates the same from past schools.
IP address’s (they were using one computer.)
Sent for identification
Changed all addresses on FAFSA and Colleague same day.
Contacted the OIG
Loan references were the same for two students.
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