Reports from Phoenix that the Maricopa
County Community College District “has agreed to pay
more than $4 million to settle claims that it submitted
false information for education awards.” Justice
Department officials said on Monday that the settlement
will ensure that money from the Corporation for
National and Community Service is given only to eligible
individuals.” A whistleblower suit “alleged that the
college district lied about the number of service hours
students had to complete to be eligible for education
awards,” and that “the college district improperly
received grant funding to administer the project.”
The Arizona Republic reports the district’s
governing board “approved the fine Nov. 25
and it was agreed to by the U.S. Department of Justice.”
The case “dates back to 2011, when the federal
government began investigating student work from 2007
through 2010 with Project Ayuda, which was
administered at Paradise Valley Community College.”
The Republic notes that Christine Hunt, a district
employee, “had filed a whistleblower lawsuit over the
matter and she will receive $775,827 of the $4 million.”
The settlement did not determine liability.
The really scary thing about it, is if you do a
search for Maricopa College and lawsuit they are
no stranger to the courtroom.
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