Lawsuit Filed Challenging U.S. Department of Education’s Refusal to Discharge Loans of Students Defrauded by California-Based Marinello Schools of Beauty
LOS ANGELES – The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and National Consumer Law Center filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos on behalf of three student loan borrowers defrauded by the for-profit Marinello Schools of Beauty (“Marinello”). At the time of its closure, Marinello […]
Federal Student Loan Cancellation and Refunds Available to Many Students Who Attended Wilfred Academy, Washington School of Secretaries or American Business Institute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 11, 2017 || Contact: Robyn Smith, (213) 640-3906, rsmith@lafla.org. The recent settlement of a lawsuit brought against the US Department of Education is very good news for thousands of former students who attended a chain of beauty, secretarial and business schools in the early 1990s. The schools defrauded students and lied to […]