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Company: Student Aid Center, Inc.
Penalty: $425,843
Year: 2017
Date: December 4, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Student Aid Center Inc. was ordered to pay a $233,000 civil penalty and repay $192,824 to consumers after being found guilty of unlawfully marketing student debt relief services to District consumers - including services that borrowers could get for free from the U.S. Department of Education. The court found the company and its owners liable for misrepresenting the company's services and unlawfully charging fees of between $600 and $1,000 in advance, while consumers received little in return.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: District of Columbia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: District of Columbia
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