States Seize Bogus GI Bill Website

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LAS VEGAS (CN) - QuinStreet, an Internet marketing company that 20 states accuse of preying upon veterans' education benefits, will pay $2.5 million to those states and turn over its website, GIBill.com, to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Nevada attorney general said.
The states accused QuinStreet of violating state consumer protection laws by operating "hundreds of websites," many of them to generate leads for the for-profit education industry. Many websites, including GIBill.com, targeted members of the armed forces by giving the appearance that the sites were operated or owned by the U.S. government.
The states claimed the sites gave the false impression that the schools listed as "eligible GI Bill schools" were the only ones where such benefits could be used, and contained only QuinStreet clients, which were primarily for-profit colleges.
Under the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement, QuinStreet maintains that it did nothing wrong, but agreed to relinquish ownership and control of the domain GIBill.com to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which will use the name to promote the GI Bill program and educate servicemembers about benefits. QuinStreet will also shut down and stop using any other domain names that use the term "GI Bill."

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1. Hang them High

on a short rope. Nothing I hate worst than Veteran cheats, and corrupt public officials.