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21.10.26 - 01:27
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$270 Million In Suspicious Student Aid Fraud Flagged By Treasury (ZeroHedge)
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$270 Million In Suspicious Student Aid Fraud Flagged By Treasury
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has discovered roughly $270 million in suspicious financial activity likely associated with student aid program fraud.
FinCEN issued an alert in July asking financial institutions to report suspicious activities linked to student aid fraud.
A review of submitted reports identified more than 20,000 potentially suspicious transactions since February this year. FinCEN has reported approximately $270 million in suspected fraud to federal investigators for further investigation, the Treasury said in an Oct. 19 statement.
"Federal student aid is intended to expand educational opportunities, not line the pockets of fraudsters who steal from students pursuing their education and hardworking taxpayers," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in the statement.
"Treasury is working with financial institutions an...
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20.10.26 - 18:06
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US-Anleihen steigen wieder - Sinkende Ölpreise helfen (DPA-AFX)
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NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) - Die Kurse von US-Staatsanleihen haben sich am Dienstag etwas von ihren jüngsten Verlusten erholt. Der Terminkontrakt für zehnjährige Staatsanleihen (T-Note-Future) legte um 0,15 Prozent auf 105,41 Punkte zu. Die Rendite der zehnjährigen ......
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