Five individuals, including three former Arizona Department of Education employees, have been indicted on charges including fraud, conspiracy, computer tampering, illegally conducting an enterprise, money laundering, and forgery. These indictments are connected to the misuse of the ESA program funds, where the accused allegedly used fake birth certificates to obtain funding for nonexistent children. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the indictments, highlighting that the scheme involved creating 'ghost' students and forging documents to defraud the Arizona voucher program of more than $600,000. The controversy has sparked a debate, with some attributing the fraud to the program's expansion, while others defend the program's value despite the criminal actions.