Anaheim Hills, CA – As first reported in Fox Business, today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) led the California Republican delegation in a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon and Department of Justice Attorney General Pam Bondi urging their departments to conduct an investigation into recent reports of financial aid fraud affecting the California Community College system.
Rep. Kim was joined in sending the letter by Reps. Kevin Kiley (CA-03), Ken Calvert (CA-41), David Valadao (CA-22), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Darrell Issa (CA-48), Vince Fong (CA-20), Tom McClintock (CA-05), and Jay Obernolte (CA-23).
“Recent data from the Chancellor’s Office reveals that approximately 34% of community college applications from the last calendar year were fraudulent,” the members wrote. “These figures only account for those scams that were detected. Alarmingly, fraudulent actors have already siphoned off more than $10 million in federal funds and upwards of $3 million in state aid, according to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. This is not a marginal issue. It represents a major misuse of public funds and a betrayal of the trust Californians place in their education institutions.”
“Californians deserve a full account of how this was allowed to escalate and what concrete steps are being taken now to contain and resolve it,” the members continued.
