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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Emerson College
Penalty: $780,368
Year: 2009
Date: July 21, 2009
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Emerson College agreed to reimburse students for extra costs they incurred in settlement of allegations it gave misleading advice to steer students towards lenders that gave undisclosed inducements to Emerson's financial aid staff.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
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