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Tenet Healthcare Agrees to $1.41 Million Settlement of FCA Claims -
Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital,...more
In the DOJ’s first-ever criminal action against an electronic health records vendor, San Francisco-based Practice Fusion Inc. agreed to pay $145 million to resolve allegations that it received kickbacks from pharmaceutical...more
2/3/2020
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Criminal Penalties ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Kickbacks ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Software ,
Whistleblowers
“Enforcing the False Claims Act is a top priority for the Department—not just for our office,” said Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox, the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam...more
1/31/2020
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Investigations ,
Investors ,
Litigation Funding ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Third Party Funding ,
Whistleblowers
Home Health Care Employees Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme -
Two individuals pled guilty in Pennsylvania federal court to conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and commit...more
1/24/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Home Health Agencies ,
OIG ,
Whistleblowers
DOJ News -
Manufacturer to Pay Over $37.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations -
On January 15, 2015, the DOJ announced that ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay over...more
1/20/2020
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Clinical Trials ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Misrepresentation ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Fraud ,
Tax Returns ,
Whistleblowers
Omnicare and CVS Face Fraudulent Billing Lawsuit -
On Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced a False Claims Act lawsuit against Omnicare, Inc. and its parent company, CVS Health...more
12/20/2019
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
Omnicare ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rite Aid ,
State Attorneys General ,
TRICARE ,
Whistleblowers
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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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Insider Trading ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
TRICARE ,
Whistleblowers
NY Ambulette Owners Plead Guilty to $8.6 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme -
On September 5, the Department of Justice announced that two New York ambulette owners pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer and...more
9/13/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Insider Trading ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Whistleblowers
Whistleblower Collects on Cybersecurity FCA Case -
On July 31, 2019, Cisco Systems agreed to pay $8.6 million in civil damages to settle claims that it sold video surveillance technology with known security flaws to several...more
DOJ News & Litigation Updates -
ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations -
ITT Cannon (ITT), a division of ITT Inc., has agreed to pay $11 million to settle whistleblower claims that it supplied...more
7/22/2019
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Bond Traders ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
CMBS ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hospitals ,
Misrepresentation ,
RMBS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers