False Claims Act
July 30, 2014
Paris-based global financial institution BNP Paribas has agreed to pay $80 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims for payment guarantees issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The United States filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas in connection with its...
July 25, 2014
The United States government has elected to intervene in a lawsuit against Symantec Corporation, alleging that Symantec knowing submitted or caused the submission of false claims on a General Services Administration software contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
Symantec entered into a Multiple Award Schedule contract with GSA that allowed...
July 23, 2014
Alabama-based Infirmary Health System (IHS), two affiliated clinics, and Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. (DPG) have agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted or cause the submission of false claims to the Medicare program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
Two IHS affiliated clinics—IMC-Diagnostic and...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
July 21, 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against Midwest Neurosurgeons LLC and its owner, Dr. Sanjay Fonn, and DS Medical LLC and its owner, Deborah Seeger, for alleged violations of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute in connection with spinal implants and supplies used during surgeries performed by Dr. Fonn.
The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits...
July 7, 2014
HSBC has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal housing and mortgage programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced last week.
HSBC performs or oversees the performance of certain administrative activities in connection with residential...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, fannie mae, federal housing administration, Fraud Against Government, HSBC, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
July 2, 2014
Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state Medicaid programs for replacement insulin infusion pumps, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office announced earlier this week.
Allegedly, Medtronic—doing business as Medtronic Diabetes—improperly...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
June 25, 2014
Ohio-based Omnicare, the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical services to nursing homes, has agreed to pay $124.24 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
The settlement resolves allegations that...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
June 23, 2014
Elizabethtown Hematology Oncology, PLC (EHO) and its owners have agreed to pay $3.7 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP), the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Kentucky...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
June 19, 2014
SunTrust Mortgage Inc. has agreed to pay $968 million to resolve False Claims Act violations in connection with mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week. About half, $418 million, resolve SunTrust’s liability; the rest will provide consumer relief for homeowners.
SunTrust admitted that...
June 3, 2014
Medtronic Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $9.9 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company used various types of payments to induce physicians to implant pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured and sold by Medtronic, the Department of Justice announced late last month. Medtronic manufactures and sells medical products and is...
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