This article was originally published on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 and is only presented for historical purposes. The information below may no longer be relevant or accurate.
As online college classes grow in popularity, financial-aid fraud rings are increasing as well, Arizona authorities say.
In the last three years, federal officials have uncovered three financial-aid schemes involving hundreds of thousands of dollars at Rio Salado College, an online school that is part of the Maricopa Community Colleges system.