*schubs*

i wouldn't use "skim" here, as that already implies unlawful goings-on, and we can't have the lawbehave unawfully, can we? ;-)
Maybe: siphon off ...

Mann, jetzt bin ich von mir hingerissen - der dude sagt das gleiche wie ich ;-)

Thanks to both my experts!

is definitely correct.

A little more casual would be: to absorb or to mop up :-))

It may depend on what actually happens to these profits. I don't like siphoned off because it sounds like something illegal (just like skim off). My guess is that these illegal profits are awarded as damages to a plaintiff. If not, they migh also be said to be confiscated, which might be another translation here.