False Claims / Whistleblowers
December 29, 2014
The federal government has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc., alleging that the company solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
In its complaint, the United States alleges that Omnicare solicited and received kickbacks from...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower
December 22, 2014
St. Helena Hospital has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle allegations that the hospital knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare health care program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced last week.
The settlement resolves allegations that St. Helena Hospital knowingly charged Medicare for...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, Heathcare Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
December 18, 2014
Edward O’Donnell, the former Countrywide Financial executive who blew the whistle on Bank of America, will receive over $57 million for helping the federal government collect a $16.65 billion penalty for false claims, the New York Times reported yesterday.
O’Donnell filed a lawsuit under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act, which allows private...
December 10, 2014
Supreme Group has agreed to pay $101 million to settle allegations that the company and/or its subsidiaries knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government for food and water supplied to the armed forces, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
According to court documents, Supreme Foodservice AG, together with Supreme...
December 3, 2014
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has agreed to pay $4.08 million to resolve allegations that the district knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) concerning AmeriCorps state and national grants, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday.
CNCS is an independent...
November 17, 2014
Sevenson Environmental Services has agreed to pay $2.72 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government by accepting kickbacks, rigging bids, and passing inflated charges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in connection with work performed at the Federal Creosote Superfund Site in...
December 5, 2014
Rite Aid Corporation has paid the federal government $2.99 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs by inappropriately using gift cards as inducements, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
The settlement resolves allegations that Rite Aid offered illegal...
False Claims Act, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
December 1, 2014
The federal government has intervened in a lawsuit against Air Ideal Inc. and its owner, Kim Amkraut, for allegedly making false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA) in order to obtain a certification that was then used to obtain government contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
Under the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone)...
November 26, 2014
The federal government has intervened in two lawsuits filed against Creekside Hospice II LLC, its holding company Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (SKG), and Skilled Healthcare LLC (SKH), alleging that these entities knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
The Medicare and Medicaid...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Whistleblower
October 29, 2014
EBI LLC, doing business as Biomet Spine and Bone Healing Technologies and Biomet Inc., has agreed to pay $6.07 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs including Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. EBI is a medical device company located in Parsippany...
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