SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former National American University official alleges that the South Dakota-based for-profit system defrauded the federal government out of millions through student loans, according to a federal lawsuit.
The system's website says it operates campuses in a number of other states including Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
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