Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
K12 Inc.
Current Parent Company:
K12 Inc.
Penalty:
$168,500,000
Year:
2016
Date:
July 8, 2016
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense:
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description:
The California Attorney General a $168.5 million settlement agreement -- including $160 million in debt relief -- with K12 Inc., a for-profit online charter school operator, and the 14 affiliated non-profit schools known as the California Virtual Academies that it managed, over alleged violations of California's false claims, false advertising and unfair competition laws.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
California
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Virginia
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent:
educational services
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.