recoupment

The lawsuit seeks civil fines, the recoupment of ill-gotten gains, and an injunction against further violations.

“It’s a full recoupment of taxes you’d otherwise have to pay.”

DeVry has 20 days to file an appeal if it wishes to contest the agency’s recoupment request, Education Department officials said.

Schmauder added that the Army was requesting that the Defense Financing Accounting Service “seek recoupment from you of a debt in the amount of $38,557.06.”

At the same time, the judge awarded the lawyers an additional $1 million in legal fees and costs for what she described as extra work to ensure “a proper accounting and recoupment of misdirected settlement funds.”