Sad yet predictable.
Fraud found at some colleges
By Melissa Ludwig - Express-NewsAn undercover congressional investigation into recruiting tactics at for-profit colleges and universities found fraudulent and deceptive marketing practices at 15 institutions in six states, including Texas, and in the District of Columbia.
Carried out by the Government Accountability Office, or GAO, the investigation didn't name individual schools but highlighted a Texas school for encouraging undercover applicants to lie about their assets and dependents to qualify for federal financial aid.
Other examples include an employee at a Florida school who falsely claimed it was accredited by the same agency as Harvard and the University of Florida, and a small beauty college whose staff told an applicant that barbers can earn $150,000 to $250,000 a year.
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