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Arizona State Among 9 Universities Targeted In New Federal Visa Fraud Investigation
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 8, 11:44 AM MST
updated Oct 9, 6:40 AM MST
Topic
Local News
Reported by KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5), KPNX and KSAZ-TV, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Arizona State among 9 universities targeted in new federal visa fraud investigation · KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5)Oct 8, 11:44 AM MST
VP JD Vance calls for visa investigation into Arizona State University, 8 other schools · KPNXOct 8, 12:27 PM MST
Arizona State among 9 universities targeted in new federal visa fraud investigation · KPHO (Arizona's Family CBS 5)Oct 8, 8:07 PM MST
ASU responds to federal inquiry into visa usage following VP Vance comments · KSAZ-TVOct 9, 6:40 AM MST
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 8, 12:35 PM MSTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 8, 1:43 PM MSTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.