Demuth promises to crack down on Ghost Students
GOP gubernatorial nominee Lisa Demuth issued a statement last night about 'ghost student' fraud. This KSTP investigation article highlights the situation. Speaker Demuth's statement says "Yet another scheme to defraud taxpayers was revealed last night. This is yet another example of Minnesota institutions not protecting the tax dollars they receive from hard-working Minnesotans. This reporting focuses on the harm to federal loan programs, but Minnesota, through the State Grant program and NorthStar Promise Act, provides state funds to attend these same colleges. As speaker, I led the fight to provide $3 million to Minnesota State for software to detect and prevent fraud involving ‘ghost students'. When I am governor, I will ensure that controls and assurances are in place before any state dollars are sent to ghost students or the schools that allow them to enroll. If this requires additional authority, I will immediately work with the legislature. The era of letti...