By Olivia WilliamsDecember 10, 2025 Education Three Charged in ‘Pay-to-Stay’ School Scam Allowing Foreign Nationals to Stay in the U.S. as Students Three individuals were indicted in a “pay-to-stay” scam that allegedly allowed foreign nationals to remain in the U.S. fraudulently as students, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).