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Senator Rubio had his own for-profit education scandal–one that not only involved fraud but a possible abuse of official power.
On June 20th, 2014, Senator Marco Rubio wrote a letter to Jim Shelton,...
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Less than a year after Rubio sent his letter, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. was fined $30 million by the Department of Education for “confirmed cases of misrepresentation of job placement rates to current and prospective students,” which hurt over 900 students.
After the 2014 fine, Corinthian College shut down and left 16,000 students without a school, but not before collecting $1.2 billion in federal student loans in its final year.
Some of that money found its way back to Rubio, whose PAC received $5,000 from Corinthian Colleges in that same year. Coincidence?
Well, well, well.
Political news ping
Senator Rubio had his own for-profit education scandal–one that not only involved fraud but a possible abuse of official power.
On June 20th, 2014, Senator Marco Rubio wrote a letter to Jim Shelton,...
[ ]
Less than a year after Rubio sent his letter, Corinthian Colleges, Inc. was fined $30 million by the Department of Education for “confirmed cases of misrepresentation of job placement rates to current and prospective students,” which hurt over 900 students.
After the 2014 fine, Corinthian College shut down and left 16,000 students without a school, but not before collecting $1.2 billion in federal student loans in its final year.
Some of that money found its way back to Rubio, whose PAC received $5,000 from Corinthian Colleges in that same year.
Coincidence?