By now, TFL readers are surely aware of the DOE's action to block Charlotte School of Law from receiving federal students loans. The latest development in this saga is this story in Above the Law about the class action lawsuit filed by students against the Charlotte School of Law for fraudulent misrepresentations. Loyal readers of TFL may recall that I warned of this eventuality nearly two years ago (January 4, 2015, to be exact) in this post, in response to a nonsensical column by Dean Jay Conison about black boxes. Here is an excerpt:
Dean Conison’s black box analogy brings to mind another kind of black box — the flight data recorders that are recovered after an aircraft accident. When Charlotte School of Law and its sister schools finally crash and burn, and InfiLaw is forced to reveal its internal data in response to the subsequent class action lawsuit, what will the data inside the black box say about the cause of InfiLaw’s downfall? Based on Dean Conison’s posts on The Faculty Lounge, one factor that will be difficult to rule out is “pilot error.”
I am certainly sympathetic to the many law students who were duped into attending, or remaining at, Charlotte School of Law by the school's dishonest and unethical practices. To find out such news over the Christmas semester break is undoubtedly extremely upsetting and stressful. I wish these students and their attorneys all the best in their efforts to hold Charlotte School of Law and InfiLaw accountable for all the damage they have caused.
Infilaw is owned by the Sterling Partners, an equity group out of Chicago. Check out their website. It takes awhile to download, but it shows a four bro's sitting around discussing their money. What a gig they have. All they had to do was collect federal student loan money aka taxpayer funds. Easy work. Contrast that with a working class lady working the register at the Dollar General. Trump won for a reason. The real problem isn't China, Trade Deals, or Regulations. It's "Sterling Partners" and their leveraged deals and money they borrow against.
You are correct Captain, our corporate rack – a – teers have to a large extent ruined our nation. Big money has become too big. I think it is cyclical and has happened throughout history, ie it is not unique by any means to the U.S. The big money has embedded itself in DC and controls Wall Street, the revolving door offers prosecutors and regulators lucrative post Govt gig employment at offers that cannot be refused. The conflicts of interest are massive. Yes these profiteers are milking the system and abusing it. Spot on Bruder. Now please get some Christmas dinner for Mrs. Captain.
What does this mean for students in the middle of their third year? Will they be eligible for student loan relief if they cannot transfer? What is the school doing for them?
NewYork1,
Go ask the four young Bros pictured on the Sterling Partners website sitting around discussing their piles of cash. Text or leave a message with their Administrative Assistance. They will get back to you. As a valued customer, your call is very important to them. They will do right by you. Believe me. I will be beautiful.
Thank you, David, for continuing to speak out and chronicling the trend. Voices can cry out in the wilderness all day long, but ultimately it is incumbent on the listeners to actually pay attention.
Now that DOE is involved, I wonder if the current lawsuits for fraud and misrepresentation will get an actual hearing on the merits, as opposed to the prior round of anti-law school suits…eventually, the truth gets out one way or the other.