65k fake students enrolled in the California junior college system

Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by jeffbee on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:01AM (#31304039)

Seems like you got it backwards. In this case the fraud is enabled by the means test. If the education was simply free or affordable to anyone and funded from tax revenues, this fraud would not be possible. The highest level of fraud possible in that system would be that someone gets an education they did not truly need, which is hardly bad at all.

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Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by peyton on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:33AM (#31304389)

You’re saying when the government pays, there can’t be fraud? I’m not sure that’s correct, historically speaking.

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Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by jeffbee on Sunday May 08, 2022 @11:22AM (#31304866)

How would you scam a free community college?

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Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by supportlocal4h on Sunday May 08, 2022 @12:42PM (#31305646)

It doesn't take much imagination. "Free" doesn't mean there isn't a lot of money swirling around.

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Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by jeffbee on Sunday May 08, 2022 @01:18PM (#31306006)

Spell it out for me. Exactly how would you scam a free community college?

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Re:65k fake students enrolled in the California junior colle... by digisign on Sunday May 08, 2022 @05:27PM (#31308291)

Usually done by giving an inflated contract for services of some sort, to an associate. Associate often returns a kickback to the giver. As a campus needs a large maintanance budget, this can be a big source of fraud.

However, I agree that low-cost state run colleges are a better strategy than free loans.

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