The Justice Department indicted five Kenyan nationals for allegedly stealing $2 million in federal student aid by using stolen U.S. identities to enroll in colleges and apply for loans and grants. Probes across 26 FBI field offices have identified over 830,000 fraudulent accounts linked to at least $32 million in losses, with officials believing the total is substantially higher. The Education Department has revived verification measures, including requiring government-issued IDs, reversing what officials called lax policies from the prior administration. According to , the crackdown targets organized scams that have plagued community colleges in particular.