11 Metro Detroiters Accused In Student-Aid Crime Rings

11 Charged With Running Crime Ring To Steal Student Financial Aid Funds
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, a clerk poses for a photo showing cash in the register at Vidler's 5 & 10 store in East Aurora, N.Y. U.S. consumers earned more and spent more in February, helped by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes, according to the Commerce Department, Friday, March 29, 2013. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 photo, a clerk poses for a photo showing cash in the register at Vidler's 5 & 10 store in East Aurora, N.Y. U.S. consumers earned more and spent more in February, helped by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes, according to the Commerce Department, Friday, March 29, 2013. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

They pretended to take college courses online, lied about having high school diplomas and conned the government out of free college money that was meant for poor people.

That's what the federal government said 11 people across metro Detroit did for years, running a student-aid crime ring that stole more than $1 million from the government, and then using the money for personal expenses when it was supposed to pay for school.

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