The plaintiffs argued that the defendants knowingly made false claims and statements in order to obtain Title IV program eligibility. The United States, along with several states and the District of Columbia, filed a False Claims Act suit against a for-profit school system. The plaintiffs argued that the defendants knowingly made false claims and statements in order to obtain Title IV program eligibility. Based on this analysis, Professor Lazear filed a declaration in support of summary judgment. In particular, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendants violated Title IV’s ban on incentive compensation, and solely based recruiters’ salaries on the number of students they enrolled. The plaintiffs sought to recover treble damages based on billions of dollars of federal funds obtained by the

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