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Company: Kaplan Higher Education, LLC
Current Parent Company: Graham Holdings
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Penalty: $1,375,000
Year: 2015
Date: July 30, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Kaplan Higher Education LLC, owner of Kaplan Career Institute schools in the state, agreed to pay $1.375 million for student debt relief in settlement of allegations it misled students about its educational program and used harassing sales tactics.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: District of Columbia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: media
Specific Industry of Current Parent: media; educational services
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