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March 08, 2010 | Posted By: Sean Estes
From NewMexicoIndependent.com: Attorney General Gary King would get extra muscle to go after taxpayer money lost to fraud, if Gov. Bill Richardson signs a state budget the Legislature passed last week. The budget earmarks $150,000 for King to hire a full-time attorney to focus on court complaints filed by citizens who believe that the state has been […]
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March 01, 2010 | Posted By: Sean Estes
Senior Partner John Yanchunis and Associate Sean Estes complete 15K run in Tampa’s Gasparilla Distance Classic.
Learn MoreDecember 15, 2009 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The country’s largest for-profit college will pay nearly $80 million dollars to settle allegations that it defrauded the U.S. Department of Education. The settlement comes after two former employees of the school pressed the case alleging University of Phoenix obtained billions in federal student loan and Pell Grant funds based on false statements of compliance […]
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December 04, 2009 | Posted By: Sean Estes
The US Department of Education is proposing new regulatory language to reign in the abuse of federal financial aid programs by for-profit colleges. James Hoyer Attorney Jillian Estes testified before the Dept. of Ed’s Negotiated Rule Making Committee in June, 2009, making specific recommendations to eliminate incentive compensation, where for-profit colleges provide bonuses and other […]
Learn MoreSeptember 30, 2008 | Posted By: Sean Estes
WASHINGTON – The United States secured $1.34 billion in settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, pursuing allegations of fraud against the federal government, the Justice Department announced today. This brings total recoveries since 1986, when Congress substantially strengthened the civil False Claims Act, to more than $21 billion. “Now, more […]
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