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Techni-Pro Institute Students Face School Closure Issues

Posted by Joseph D. Lento | Apr 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

The FBI's Operation Nightingale investigation into several Florida nursing schools alleged to have sold fake credentials has led to the closure of Techni-Pro Institute. Students report receiving no answers from the closed school. If you are a Techni-Pro Institute student trying to find answers, contact the Lento Law Firm's Student Defense Team and national education lawyer Joseph D. Lento. Learn your options. Don't give up on your nursing education and career.

FBI Charges Close Several Florida Nursing Schools

The FBI's Operation Nightingale alleges the sale of thousands of fake nursing school credentials to nurses, many of whom went on to pass the NCLEX and work at healthcare facilities across the nation. The FBI obtained criminal fraud charges against more than two dozen officials at several Florida nursing schools. A U.S. Attorney's Office press release summarizing the charges focused on six Florida nursing schools. But the criminal complaints in the cases implicated other student referral services and Florida nursing schools.

Criminal Charges Lead to Techni-Pro Site Visit

Here's what happened to Techni-Pro Institute, whom the federal criminal charges did not name. One of the several criminal cases charged a school official who was allegedly the student-services director and registrar at Palm Beach School of Nursing, another one of the now-closed Florida nursing schools involved in the scandal. But Florida's Commission for Independent Education, the state body approving nursing schools, identified that official as a staff member of Techni-Pro Institute. That connection put Techni-Pro Institute on the state's radar.

Techni-Pro Site Visit Reveals Unauthorized Program

As a result of that connection, staff members from Florida's Commission for Independent Education visited Techni-Pro Institute, meeting with school officials. The site visitors report that they saw no students at the Institute. School officials explained that the Institute offered its courses online. The site visitors' report indicates that the Commission has only approved general education, not practical nursing, courses for online offer. School officials also failed to produce student lists, as the site visitors requested. The report thus found the Institute operating in a manner contrary to public health and welfare, recommending closure.

Techni-Pro Institute's Closure Raises Questions

If you are a Techni-Pro Institute student, you doubtless have many more questions. But your main question must be something like “now what?” You've paid for and completed some nursing education. How are you to proceed to complete that nursing education so that you can get a nursing job and pursue a nursing career? What are your legal rights and remedies?

Retain Student Defense Representation

Your first and best move if you are a Techni-Pro Institute student trying to find answers is to contact the Lento Law Firm's Student Defense Team. Your options depend on your personal and professional circumstances. Save every paper and all electronically stored information relating to your Techni-Pro Institute nursing education. And above all, don't give up on your nursing education and career. Call 888.535.3686 or go online now for help with your nursing education issues.

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Joseph D. Lento

"I pride myself on having heart and driving hard to get results!" Attorney Joseph D. Lento passionately fights for the futures of his clients nationwide. Attorney Lento and his team represent students and others in disciplinary cases and various other proceedings at colleges and universities across the United States. Attorney Lento has helped countless students, professors, and others in academia at more than a thousand colleges and universities across the United States, and when necessary, he and his team have sought justice on behalf of clients in courts across the nation. He does not settle for the easiest outcome, and instead prioritizes his clients' needs and well-being. In various capacities, the Lento Law FIrm Team can help you or your student address any school-related issue or concern anywhere in the United States.

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