Washington Post School’s Former Dean Alleges Fraud
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A former dean of Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan higher education unit alleged the company engaged in fraudulent activities to get U.S. student aid as he defended himself against criminal cyber-harassment charges in a federal jury trial under way in Chicago.
U.S. prosecutors charge Bennie Wilcox, a former dean of law and legal studies at Kaplan University, with six counts of sending threatening e-mails and online postings, according to court filings. Kaplan turned over evidence to the authorities that led to the 2008 indictment, said Ron Iori, a Kaplan spokesman. The fraud allegations against Kaplan are untrue and the company “vigorously” denies them, Iori said in a telephone interview.