She got her grant money and dropped out?

Question

This girl I know just got her grant money and dropped out of school. She has been using the government and any kind of financial assistance for anything for as long as I've known her. She has been struggling with a crack addiction and last year she gave her kids away so that she wouldn't lose them. A neighbor of ours took her in and she has been using him ever since. She is still collecting child support and is claiming her kids on her taxes even though she didn't have them. Just recently she got her grant money for this semester and then dropped out of school. This is so messed up. I have to work and take care of my family and go to school, which I have pay for cuz I am married, but she is pretending her kids are with her and she is single to get financial aid. Is there any way I can report her for this cuz I am tired of working my *** off and watching her give her responsibilities away and yet still collect the cash and get away with it.

Answer 1

Yes, you can report her for this. If she dropped the class, she has to pay back a certain amount depending on how far into the semester she was....however, if she just left school, and the registrar still has her in the system as a student because the girl left without notifying the school, she probably won't have to pay it back. However, if you report it, perhaps the school/government can look into it and make her pay the money back. You can start by calling Federal Student Aid directly, or you could just call the school. http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/contactus.jsp

Answer 2

If they can prove that she did this intentionaly to get the money from the government, and had no intentions of staying in school, they can get her for fraud, which is a felony. She can go to jail, plus have to pay back the money she owes to the government.

I would start the "chain of command" atthe school level. Talk to a financial aid advisor and see what they say. If you don't like the response, talk with the financial aid director. If you don't like whatthey say, go to the State Board of Education...an so on until something is done.