The False Claims Act enables a private citizen with unique knowledge of fraud committed against the federal government (such as health care fraud, contract fraud, and tax fraud) to file a lawsuit under seal (not accessible to the public) seeking treble (triple the amount) damages on behalf of the government... Read more about the False Claims Act
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 mortgage loans, such as collecting mortgage payments and pursuing foreclosure when borrowers become delinquent. In... full text
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 solicited Medicaid recipients to replace their insulin infusion pumps, in violation of a federal Anti-Solicitation Rule and... full text
A federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled last week that the U.S. Justice Department may proceed with its False Claims Act lawsuit against Lance Armstrong, alleging that the cyclist defrauded the government when he accepted sponsorship money from the U.S. Postal Service while taking performance-enhancing drugs, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Armstrong argued that the case should be dismissed on the grounds that USPS willfully... full text
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 Omnicare submitted false claims by entering into below-cost contracts to supply prescription medication and other... full text
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 announced earlier this month.
According to the settlement agreement, Dr. Rafiq Ur Rahman and Dr. Yusuf K. Deshmukh, owners of... full text
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 between January 2006 and March 2012, it originated and underwrote Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages that... full text
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 headquartered in Minnesota.
The United States alleges that Medtronic caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare... full text
The United States filed a complaint against technology company CA Inc. for violating the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. CA Inc. manufactures and sells information technology products and is headquartered in New York.
In its complaint, the government alleged that CA knowingly overcharged the government for software licenses and maintenance in various ways. In September 2002, CA entered into a General Services Administration (GSA) contract to... full text
A lawsuit accusing OneWest Bank FSB, formerly known as IndyMac Bancorp Inc., of knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to a federal mortgage program has been unsealed, Reuters reported. The U.S. government paid out over $200 million as a result of the alleged fraud.
The complaint was filed by Michael Fisher, who worked on modifications for OneWest from 2008 to 2012, and alleges that OneWest violated the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). OneWest... full text
The United States filed a complaint against for-profit university Stevens-Henager College and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. Stevens-Henager operates a chain of for-profit colleges in Idaho and Utah.
In its complaint, the government alleged that the college falsely certified compliance with provisions of federal law that prohibit a university from paying incentive-based... full text
