Federal agents raided the offices of a Jewish college that has prospered from millions of dollars in federal aid even though almost all its students live in Israel and hardly any of them graduate. Federal officials declined to comment on the reason for the July 7 raid at Michigan Jewish Institute, in a suburb of Detroit. But in 2012, the
FBI Raids Michigan Jewish College For Defrauding Federal Gov. Of Millions In Aid
During a five-year period, MJI’s students claimed $25 million under the Federal Pell Grant Program, which is designed for the neediest American students, almost all those students took degree courses in Judaic studies at yeshivas and seminaries in Israel that they never completed.