This is the case filing of the United States Department of Justice against the Education Management Corporation.
Please, do yourself a favor, if you feel that Argosy did not provide you with the education you deserve; stole your student loan funds; used unfair recruiting practices; lied to you about what they could provide you with (education-related); and/or continued to "force" you into further classes or different majors... Please contact your State Attorney General to file a complaint!
The more people who complain, the more you may recoup your student loan funds, and be able to return to school to a more reputable institution for educational training and job assistance.
Please Google "Argosy University" and "Complaints" as well as the "United States Department of Justice, " this will allow you to read the complaints and the case files.
Good luck all!
Department of JusticeOffice of Public AffairsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 8U.S. Files Complaint Against Education Management Corp.
Alleging False Claims Act Violations WASHINGTON The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a whistleblower suit pending under the False Claims Act against Education Management Corp. (EDMC) and several affiliated entities, the Justice Department announced today.in its complaint, the government alleges that EDMC falsely certified compliance with provisions of federal law that prohibit a university from paying incentive-based compensation to its admissions recruiters that is tied to the number of students they recruit. Congress enacted the incentive compensation prohibition to curtail the practice of paying bonuses and commissions to recruiters, which resulted in the enrollment of unqualified students, high student loan default rates and the waste of program funds. Colleges should not misuse federal education funds by paying improper incentives to admissions recruiters, said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. Working with the Department of Education, we will protect both students and taxpayers from arrangements that emphasize profits over education. Federal tax dollars must be protected from abuse, said David J. Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. This action against EDMC seeks to recover a portion of the $11 billion in federal student aid which EDMC allegedly obtained through false statements and which enriched the company, its shareholders and executives at the expense of innocent individuals seeking a quality education. The False Claims Act allows for private citizens to file whistleblower suits to provide the government information about wrongdoing. The government then has a period of time to investigate and decide whether to take over the prosecution of the allegations or decline to pursue them and allow the whistleblower to proceed. If the United States proves that a defendant has knowingly submitted false claims, it is entitled to recover three times the damage that resulted and a penalty of $5,500 to $11,000 per claim. When the government intervenes, the whistleblower can collect a share of 15 to 25 percent of the United States recovery. The suit was originally filed by Lynntoya Washington, a former EDMC admissions recruiter, who later filed an amended complaint, jointly with Michael T. Mahoney, a former director of training for EDMCs Online Higher Education Division. The states of California, Florida, Illinois and Indiana have also intervened as plaintiffs. The suit is United States ex rel. Washington et al. V. Education Management Corp. Et al., Civil No. 07-461 (w.D. Pa.). This matter was investigated by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Justice Departments Civil Division; the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania; and the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General.
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