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
The federal government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Infirmary Health System Inc. and related entities IMC-Diagnostic and Medical Clinic (IMC), Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. and Infirmary Medical Clinics (DPG), the Department of Justice announced this week.
The lawsuit alleges that IMC, in Mobile, Ala., billed Medicare for services referred by physicians belonging to DPG, in violation of the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
The suit... full text
Fifty-five hospitals located throughout the United States have agreed to pay the U.S. government over $34 million to settle allegations that the facilities knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week.
Kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat certain spinal fractures, often related to osteoporosis. In many cases, kyphoplasty can be performed safely and... full text
Massachusetts-based CyTerra Corporation has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.9 million to settle allegations that CyTerra failed to provide the U.S. Army with accurate, complete, and current cost or pricing data for its products, causing the government to pay more than it should have, the Justice Department announced this week.
In 2003, the U.S. Army awarded CyTerra a contract for the production and delivery of AN/PSS-14 hand-held mine detection units. The contract was modified... full text
Ohio-based General Electric Aviation Systems (GEAS) has agreed to pay $6.58 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with contracts made with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. GEAS manufactures and sells integrated systems and components for commercial, corporate, military and marine aircraft.
GEAS was contracted to manufacture and deliver to the Navy external fuel... full text
Dr. Alfred Chan, and oncologist in Lakewood, Wash., and his wife Judy Chan have agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle allegations that they defrauded federal health care programs by overbilling for cancer treatment medication, U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan announced last week.
The government alleged that Dr. Chan, with the assistance of his wife, Judy, routinely billed federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and TRICARE for twice (or more) the amount of cancer treatment drugs actually... full text
Connecticut-based United Technologies Corporation has been found liable by a federal court for over $473 million in damages and penalties arising from a contract with the U.S. Air Force for fighter aircraft engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft between 1985 and 1990, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
United Technologies allegedly proposed prices for the engine contract that misrepresented how the company calculated those prices. Specifically, the government alleged that United... full text
New York-based Parkshore Home Health Care, dba Renaissance Home Health Care, a home health care services agency, agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that it provided unqualified home health aides to home health agencies, who in turn sent these unqualified aides into the homes of Medicaid recipients throughout New York City and then billed the Medicaid program for their services., the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. The State of New York will receive $600,000 of... full text
Virginia-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has paid $11.75 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by charging inflated prices against grant money provided by the U.S. government to train first responder personnel to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
SAIC received federal grant money through the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to provide course management,... full text
Ohio-based companies TesTech and CESO have agreed to pay $2.88 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal agencies when they falsely claimed disadvantaged business status in order to obtain federal funds related to a number of federal transportation projects, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
The Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program encourages the use of woman... full text
American Commercial Colleges Inc. (ACC), a Texas-based for-profit corporation, has agreed to pay the United States government up to $2.5 million, including interest, to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal student aid programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
In order to be eligible for federal student aid programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for-profit colleges such as ACC must... full text
