WHO: Trenda Lynne Halton of Peoria, AZ.
WHAT: Halton has been charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, financial aid fraud and making false statements after recruiting as many as 136 people to pose as students applying for college loans.
WHO IT’S AN OUTRAGE: Federal officials estimate that Halton’s scheme defrauded the government of nearly $540,000 in student aid funds.
WHERE TO VENT: U.S. Department of Education press office at 202-401-1576.
