Ten Former NFL Players Charged with Defrauding League's Health Care Benefits Plan -
On December 12, the DOJ unsealed two indictments charging ten retired NFL players with defrauding the league's retiree health care...more
12/18/2019
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Defense Vehicle Manufacturer Accused of Defrauding the Government by $1.2 Billion -
On Tuesday, December 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a six-year-old False Claims Act complaint...more
12/9/2019
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United Auto Workers
Compound Ingredient Supplier to Pay Over $22 Million to Resolve Allegations Brought Under Qui Tam Provisions of FCA -
On November 7, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Fagron Holding USA LLC (Fagron) had...more
11/18/2019
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Kickback Allegations Settled for $20.25 Million -
Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, and Sanford Clinic (collectively, Sanford), a South Dakota health system, will pay $20.25 million to settle allegations that they...more
DOJ Issues Guidance on Ability-to-Pay in False Claims Act Cases -
On October 8, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski announced new guidance for federal prosecutors evaluating whether a corporation is unable...more
10/21/2019
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New Guidance ,
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Medical Device Exec Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for $4.6 Million Kickback Scheme, Co-Conspirator Awaits Sentencing -
On August 29, the Department of Justice announced that a Tennessee health care executive, Brenda...more
9/9/2019
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Doctors and Alabama Cardiac Center to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations -
On August 27, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced a $1.1 million settlement with three...more
8/30/2019
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Health Care Providers ,
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Medicaid ,
OIG ,
Qui Tam ,
Safe Harbors
Telemarketing Business Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FCA Allegations of Telemedicine Scheme -
The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, in collaboration with the US Attorney’s Office for the...more
8/12/2019
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
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Medicare ,
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Telemarketing
Patient Recruiter Convicted in $1.3 Million Kickback Conspiracy Scheme -
After a six-day trial, a federal jury in Detroit found a patient recruiter guilty of one count of conspiracy to pay and receive health care...more
8/5/2019
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Public Contracts ,
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Wire Fraud
Podiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme -
On July 19, 2019, a New York podiatrist was sentenced to 366 days in prison, assessed a $50,000 fine, ordered to pay $869,651 in restitution and forfeit...more
7/29/2019
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
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Medical Devices ,
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Physicians ,
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