Any person who by means of any false statement, wilful misrepresentation, or through other fraudulent device obtains or attempts to obtain or aids or abets any person in obtaining a scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan under this Act or Section 30-14.2 of the School Code to which the person is not entitled shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Any scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan obtained by such a person by such means shall be recoverable in a civil action, if necessary, from the person who received the scholarship, grant, monetary award, or guaranteed loan.