Financial Aid Holloway Hall  Financial Aid Fraud Policy
Institutions must refer applicants who are suspected of having
engaged in fraud or other criminal misconduct in connection with
Title IV programs to the Department of Education's (ED's) Office
of Inspector General (OIG). The regulations require only that
the institution refer the suspected case for investigation, not
that it reach a firm conclusion about the propriety of the
applicant's conduct.  As stewards of Title IV funds, SU is
obligated to assure that processes are developed to protect
against fraud by either applicants or staff. All financial aid
staff are responsible for detecting and reporting fraud. If, in
the financial counselor's judgment, the applicant and his/her
family has provided a fraudulent application or documentation,
it must be reported immediately to a supervisor.  The Financial
Aid Office must identify and resolve discrepancies in the
information received from different sources with respect to a
student's application for Title IV