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November 7, 2014
Biotronik has agreed to pay the federal government $4.9 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
The settlement resolves allegations that Biotronik, through the payment of kickbacks to physicians, caused hospitals and ambulatory...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
October 31, 2014
North Florida Shipyards has agreed to pay the federal government $1 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
To qualify as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) on Coast Guard ship repair contracts, a company must be...
October 13, 2014
The Boeing Company has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the U.S. Air Force in connection with maintenance contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Boeing is a giant in the aerospace and defense industries.
The government alleged that Boeing improperly charged...
October 10, 2014
Extendicare Health Services has agreed to pay $38 million to the federal government and eight state governments to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for worthless nursing services and medically unreasonable and unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, the U.S. Department of Justice...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
September 26, 2014
Caremark L.L.C., operated by CVS Caremark Corporation, has agreed to pay the U.S. federal government $6 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicaid for prescription drug beneficiaries who were eligible for drug benefits under Medicaid-administered private health plans, the U.S. Department of Justice...
CVS Caremark Corporation, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
September 24, 2014
Pennsylvania-based Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC has agreed to pay $56.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Shire manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, including Adderall XR, Vyvanse, and Daytrana, which are approved for the treatment of...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
September 19, 2014
M.K. Battery and its parent company, East Penn Manufacturing, have agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Defense, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported earlier this week.
M.K. Battery produced backup batteries that operate Humvee turrets in the event that the engine...
Contract Fraud, False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower awards
August 8, 2014
The City of New York has agreed to pay the federal government $1.05 million to resolve allegations that the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to New York State’s Medicaid program, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York announced on Monday.
Medicaid is a matching program in...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, New York City, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
August 4, 2014
Hawaii-based Matson Navigation Company has agreed to pay $9.95 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with bills for ocean fuel surcharges to the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the National Law Review reported last week.
Matson and Horizon Lines, a subcontractor for Matson, allegedly billed...
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
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