costs for Weber) for wrongful termination after she blew the whistle and was retaliated against for exposing the school's unethical practices. In July 2014, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson announced that the state was suing Globe/MSB. The lawsuit "[alleges that] the for-profit schools misled criminal justice program students about their career prospects." The suit contends that the school used high pressure sales tactics and misled students regarding the acceptance of their degrees and credits for the careers the students wanted. In 2013, the schools were sued by former students making similar allegations. Globe/MSB disputed the allegations. In 2016, Globe/MSB closed several campuses which was attributed to the lawsuit and a "three-year negative publicity campaign." The following year, the Minnesota Supreme Court found that student loans offered by the school, which carried interest rates as high as 18 percent, were illegal and that the schools issued the loans without the proper license. In June 2018, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the "schools in this matter engaged in wrongful conduct in violation of the MCFA" but only upheld damages for students who testified at trial. However, in November 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that any of the students who attended the criminal justice programs since 2009 can request reimbursement for tuition, fees, and other education-related expenses, including interest. A couple of weeks after the ruling, Globe/MSB filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying they owe many millions of dollars in connection with the awards against the school. Academics Globe University and Minnesota School of Business awarded Doctor of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management, Master of Business Administration, bachelor of science and associate in applied science degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Campus locations The Minnesota School of Business-Richfield also housed the Minnesota School of Business-Online Division and Globe University-Online Division. Affiliations The Minnesota School of Business and Globe University were part of the now defunct Globe Education Network. Educational affiliates had included: Broadview University; campus located in West Jordan, Utah Duluth Business University; closed in June 2018 Benchmark Learning; closed in September 2016 Minnesota School of Cosmetology; campus located in Woodbury, Minnesota Institute of Production and Recording; campuses located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Edina, Minnesota Broadview University, Minnesota School of Cosmetology, and the Institute of Production and Recording are now part of the Broadview Education Consortium which is owned by Terry Myhre and his family, who had previously owned