The investigation conducted by Kenneth Wainstein confirmed UNC 's worst fears : that for 18 years an untold number of athletes remained eligible thanks to the use of phony African - and Afro - American Studies courses .
Kenneth Wainstein is a former U.S. Justice Department official .
The investigation conducted by Kenneth Wainstein , a former U.S. Justice Department official , confirmed UNC 's worst fears : that for 18 years an untold number of athletes remained eligible thanks to the use of phony African - and Afro - American Studies courses .