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Feds charge 5 people as part of sprawling 'ghost students' probe

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Federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled charges against five individuals accused of participating in fraudulent schemes to steal federal student aid, marking the first charges brought as part of a sprawling federal probe into the scourge of so-called " ghost students ."

Authorities say the alleged scammers engaged in "ghost student" fraud by using fake or stolen identities to enroll in classes online, where they secured student-aid grants and loans before disappearing.

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