Iowa Attorney General Investigation
According to a February 15, 2011 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ashford University and its parent company Bridgepoint Education received a letter from the Iowa Attorney General's office on Feb. 9 requesting "documents and detailed information" from Jan. 1, 2008, to the present to determine if Ashford's business practices possibly violated the state’s Consumer Fraud Act.
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