Is violation of federal recruiting rules just a cost of doing business?

That would seem to be the case with regard to repeat offenders in the for-profit higher education arena.

From the Chronicle of Higher Education:

April 12, 2011
Accreditor's Probe of Questionable Recruiting Practices Continues at 3 For-Profit Colleges
By Goldie Blumenstyk
Three for-profit institutions owned by publicly traded companies are facing additional scrutiny from their accreditor about their recruiting practices.

The University of Phoenix disclosed its involvement in the inquiry last month. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the university's parent company, the Apollo Group, reported that the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools was seeking more...(Continue here)