United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant-University, seeking federal subsidies under the Higher Education Act, violated the False Claims Act when it paid a recruiter contingent fees for enrolling students.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2005
• Published 10/20/2005

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lane C. Siesky (argued), Barber, Shoulders & Siesky, Evansville, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant., Erin R. Lewis, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Party-in-Interest, Charles W. Scarborough (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• James D. Johnson, Evansville, IN, Jonathan D. Tarnow, Michael J. McManus (argued), Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.