denied that it had claimed any association with Oxford University. Those students who remained discovered that, because Warnborough was not accredited, the credits for their classes were not transferable. The Financial Times stated that all the students were "victims of an elaborate scam". Although the college continued to deny any misrepresentation, Oxford University threatened Warnborough College with a lawsuit over these alleged misrepresentations and the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board sued Warnborough. The lawsuit resulted in a judgement against Warnborough College by the Superior Court of King County, Washington of nearly $300,000. Warnborough never paid the restitution ordered by the Court. On 4 October 1995 the United States Department of Education took emergency action against and then, in 1996, terminated the eligibility of Warnborough College to participate in the federal student financial assistance programmes under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 on the basis that it was not a degree-granting foreign institution; its credits were not freely transferable to eligible US universities; and it had no eligible one-year vocational programmes. It also fined the college $40,000 for failing to make refunds to students in accord with Title IV and for misrepresentations to students. Hertford College was reported to be pursuing legal action against Warnborough College to recover a property rental debt of 6,000 pounds. Other creditors hired a private detective to track down the principals after they returned to Australia. The Boars Hill properties were repossessed by creditors and its corporate owner, Oxford International Educational Enterprises Ltd, directed by brothers Brenden and Daryl Tempest-Mogg and their mother, Ethel Tempest-Mogg, was wound up in a petition by the Inland Revenue. In 1996, Warnborough relocated temporarily to offices rented from the New Road Baptist Church in central Oxford. The Tempest-Moggs returned to Australia in July 1996 and the New Road office closed in August 1996. In October 1996 Warnborough went into liquidation. See also British Council Educational accreditation Independent Schools Inspectorate UK Visas and Immigration Accreditation Service for International Colleges References External links Warnborough Worldwide Warnborough College UK Warnborough College Ireland Warnborough Worldwide Alumni Association Distance education institutions based in the United Kingdom Unaccredited institutions of higher learning Educational institutions established in 1973 Distance education institutions based in the Republic of Ireland