March 21, 2008
3 Former Employees Accuse Kaplan U. of Bilking Government Out of Billions
Three former academic officers at Kaplan University have filed a wide-ranging federal lawsuit that accuses the fast-growing for-profit institution of defrauding the U.S. government of more than $4-billion.
The lawsuit alleges that Kaplan enrolled unqualified students, inflated their grades so they could stay enrolled, and falsified documents to obtain accreditation for certain academic programs. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Fla., also accuses the company of paying
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