Florida AG Shuts Down Ellenwood Academy, owner Joseph Williams
Florida Attorney General Moody Shuts Down Florida Diploma Mill, Ellenwood Academy, LLC and its owner Joseph Williams, and Secures Restitution for Students
TALLAHASSEE, FL (STL.News) Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is recovering funds for students of a Florida diploma mill after the Attorney General’s Office successfully litigated and obtained the shutdown of the sham academy. Earlier this week, Attorney General Moody secured the court’s approval of a consent judgment providing restitution for students and permanent injunction against Riverview-based Ellenwood Academy, LLC and the diploma mill’s owner Joseph Williams.
The Hillsborough County Circuit Court awarded the stipulated relief that includes a permanent ban against Ellenwood Academy and Williams on operating, managing, ow...