Trump admin requiring gov issued ID to apply for federal student aid saved $200 million in fraud in 2 months

EXCLUSIVE – The Department of Education (ED) claims it has blocked nearly $200 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters since launching a strict new identity-verification mandate on April 27. The nationwide fraud prevention effort requires high-risk applicants to present government-issued identification when applying for federal student aid. "Since we launched it, we've prevented nearly $200 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters," James Bergeron, Deputy Under Secretary of Ed