Trump administration saves US $1 billion in student aid fraud: ‘Merry Christmas, taxpayers!’

Published December 11, 2025 11:56am ET



The Trump administration has stopped more than $1 billion in federal student aid fraud since January, the Department of Education announced Thursday.

The department presented the announcement as an early Christmas gift to American taxpayers.

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