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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: University of Phoenix
Current Parent Company: Apollo Education Group
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $67,500,000
Year: 2009
Date: December 15, 2009
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Student Loan and For-Profit College Abuses
Violation Description: The University of Phoenix agreed to pay the United States $67.5 million to resolve allegations that its student recruitment policies violated the False Claims Act.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: educational services
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.