December 14, 2009

Whistle-Blowers Will Get $19-Million in U. of Phoenix Settlement

By Goldie Blumenstyk

Two former recruiters of students at the University of Phoenix who filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against the for-profit institution will receive $19-million, or nearly 30 percent, of the $67.5-million it is paying the government to settle the case. An additional $11-millon will go to the recruiters' lawyers, according to terms of the settlement, which were made public on Monday.

Phoenix officials, who previously announced that they had

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