Education Department Unwinds Unit
Investigating Fraud at For-Profits
Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, has filled top positions in her department with former employees of for-profit colleges that have been under investigation.
Credit Erin Schaff for The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees.
The unwinding of the team has effectively killed investigations into possibly fraudulent activities at several large for-profit colleges where top hires of Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, had previously worked.
Analysis and Commentary:
Betsy DeVos is married to Dick DeVos, the former CEO of the multi-level marketing company Amway.
Amway, of course, is short for "the American way," while multi-level marketing is, in fact, a pyramid scam.
The marriage of American patriotic imagery with fraudulent business practices is the hallmark of the Trump presidency.
The evangelical "christian" wing of the GOP has sanctified this unholy marriage, creating the triune godhead of patriotism, profit, and religion.
Amway, of course, is short for "the American way," while multi-level marketing is, in fact, a pyramid scam.
The marriage of American patriotic imagery with fraudulent business practices is the hallmark of the Trump presidency.
The evangelical "christian" wing of the GOP has sanctified this unholy marriage, creating the triune godhead of patriotism, profit, and religion.
This, of course, makes Betsy DeVos the religious right's answer to the Virgin Mary.
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