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Investigative reporter for The Washington Post. #1 NYT Bestselling author of "FAT LEONARD" (2024) and "THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS" (2021).
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Senators call for investigation into GI Bill trade schools, citing Post series

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By Craig Whitlock Verified
| The Washington Post Verified
Senators call for investigation into GI Bill trade schools, citing Post series (washingtonpost.com) Senators call for investigation into GI Bill trade schools, citing Post series By Craig Whitlock 2026090418050700 A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators is urging President Donald Trump's administration to conduct an "enhanced investigation" into all unaccredited trade schools that educate veterans under the GI Bill, citing a recent Washington Post series that found such programs have bilked the...
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Veterans in this GI Bill scam played along as trade schools pocketed millions

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By Craig Whitlock Verified, Andrew Ba Tran Verified
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
SAN DIEGO - At Blue Star Learning, a vocational school that defrauded taxpayers of $29 million in GI Bill funds, learning was not the point. Over four years, more than 1,100 military veterans packed Blue Star Learning’s classrooms next to a Jack in the Box fast-food joint here, ostensibly to learn basic computer skills.
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Felony record didn't stop fraudster from fleecing GI Bill of $1.5 million

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By Craig Whitlock Verified
| MSN Verified
SAN ANTONIO — Bradley Croft, the founder of Universal K-9, a Texas trade school that taught cops how to handle drug-sniffing police dogs, worried that his own experience with narcotics might thwart his plan to earn millions of dollars from the GI Bill. Under federal law, owners of unaccredited trade schools seeking to enroll veterans under the GI Bill are not required to undergo an independent criminal background or credit check.
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