#FinancialAidIntegrity
Minnesota State is sounding the alarm on growing enrollment fraud from "ghost students" and is pushing for a $1.5 million investment in automated identity-proofing to protect financial aid integrity.

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Minnesota State urges $1M–$1.5M identity-proofing investment to curb enrollment 'ghost students'
Minnesota State presented the Enrollment Fraud Working Group report to the Senate Education Committee, calling for an automated identity-proofing system (estimated $1 million–$1.5 million annually), expanded cross-functional safeguards, equity impact assessments, and annual legislative reporting to protect financial aid and institutional systems.
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February 24, 2026 at 3:59 AM