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Goldberg Kohn represented whistleblower Christopher Wargo in a successful False Claims Act (FCA) action that resulted in a $1.03 million settlement with American Higher Education Development Corporation (AHED), the Pennsylvania-based operator of Rockford Career College and other for-profit educational institutions. The settlement resolves allegations that AHED inflated graduation rates reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Wargo, AHED's former Chief Operating Officer and Compliance Officer, filed the qui tam action under the federal FCA after alleging the company overstated graduation rates by excluding certain students who withdrew after the drop period but before completing their programs. The settlement resolves allegations involving Rockford Career College in Illinois and Stautzenberger College in Ohio.
The case is United States ex rel. Christopher Wargo v. American Higher Education Development Corp., et al., No. 23-cv-4941 (E.D. Pa.).
Goldberg Kohn Principal William Meyers was featured in an article and on-air segment on WIFR, a broadcast news station based in Rockford, Illinois, discussing the case. Goldberg Kohn’s FCA team included Meyers and W. Kyle Walther.
For more information about the United States’ settlement with AHED, please CLICK HERE.
For the WIFR news report and on-air segment, please CLICK HERE
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