By James Fieweger, Sarah Flotte and Jose Olivieri (February 26, 2019, 7:14 PM EST) -- The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the settlement of a False Claims Act case filed against North Greenville University by the president of a company that recruited students to the school.[1] The case, United States ex rel. Shoe v. North Greenville University, alleged that NGU had violated the Higher Education Act's incentive compensation ban by paying the recruiter half the tuition it received for each recruited student that attended the school. The case highlights a few aspects of FCA practice, including the fact that the relator — the individual who initiates the case alleging fraud — can be a participant in the alleged conduct, who in this case stands to recover $375,000....