FCC Suspends 7 Convicted Fraudsters from E-Rate Program

FCC Suspends 7 Convicted Fraudsters from E-Rate Program

The FCC on Wednesday suspended seven individuals convicted of E-rate fraud from participating in the program and started a proceeding to permanently bar them from the program. All pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the E-rate program in connection with...

FCC Blocks Seven Behind Fraud Scheme from E-Rate

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission suspended Wednesday seven people convicted of fraud from its Universal Service Fund programs. The New York residents pleaded guilty in 2022 to running a scheme by which they secured more than $14 million from the agency’s E-Rate program over six years.As the Justice Department described the arrangement, two of the people worked as consultants who helped religious schools outside …