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For Immediate Release
August
31, 2006
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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FBI STATEMENT BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JOHN MILLER
Washington,
D.C. -
During the 911 investigation and continually since, much
of the intelligence has indicated terrorists have exploited
programs involving student visas and financial aid. In
some student loan frauds identity theft has been a factor.
When we asked for the cooperation of the Department of
Education’s Office
of The Inspector General it was to run names of subjects
already material to counter-terrorism investigations against
the databases to look for evidence of either student loan
fraud or identity theft. No records of people other than
those already under investigation were called for. This
was not a sweeping program, in that it involved only a
few hundred names. This is part of our mission, which is
to take the leads we have and investigate them. There was
no attempt to conceal these efforts, in that they were
referenced in publicly available briefings to Congress
and to the General Accountability Office (GAO).
John Miller
Assistant Director
FBI
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