Fraud Against Government
Synonyms
- Fraud on Government
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...
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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...
May 16, 2014
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...
April 22, 2014
Illinois-based Astellas Pharma has agreed to pay $7.3 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with the drug Mycamine, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The settlement resolves allegations that Astellas knowingly marketed and promoted the sale of Mycamine for pediatric use,...
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April 17, 2014
The federal government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Orbit Medical Inc. and its former Vice President Jake Kilgore, alleging that Orbit Medical’s sales representatives boosted power wheelchair and accessory sales by altering and forging physician prescriptions and supporting documentation, the Justice Department announced earlier this week....
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May 6, 2014
Florida-based Baptist Health Systems has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
This settlement resolves allegations that...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Medicare Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
May 1, 2014
The Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma (MCSO) and its parent, Health Management Associates, Inc., have agreed to pay $1,065,000 to the U.S. and $435,000 to the State of Oklahoma to resolve allegations that the hospital knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Oklahoma Medicaid Program, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of...
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April 29, 2014
Amedisys Home Health Companies have agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Amedisys is one of the nation’s largest providers of home health services and operates in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto...
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April 24, 2014
CRC Health Corp. has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicaid and Tennessee Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. CRC is a nationwide provider of substance abuse and mental health treatment services.
CRC owns and operates a residential substance...
False Claims Act, Fraud Against Government, healthcare fraud, Medicaid Fraud, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
April 9, 2014
Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two individuals have agreed to pay the government $1.9 million to resolve allegations that the parties violated the False Claims Act in connection with military construction contracts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. The defendants allegedly misrepresented their status as disadvantaged small businesses....
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