claim Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Submitting False Claim for Housing Allowance By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:50:17 EST A Department of Defense (DOD) employee has pleaded guilty to filing a false claim with the DOD while stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to fraudulently obtain $64,000 in housing allowance, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department and San Francisco Restaurant Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 11:03:14 EST The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Kim Hoang Coffee and Fast Food, a restaurant in San Francisco, resolving claims that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Northern California Couple Indicted for Filing False Claims for Refunds and for Filing Liens Against the IRS Commissioner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:17:28 EST Robert Eldon Robertson and his wife Esther Lynne Robertson of Manteca, Calif., were indicted on charges of filing two false claims for federal tax refunds, filing liens against the former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner and impeding the administration of federal tax laws, the Justice Department and IRS announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Vantage Oncology LLC to Pay More Than $2.08 Million for False Medicare Claims for Radiation Oncology Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:22:58 EST Vantage Oncology LLC (Vantage) has agreed to pay the government more than $2.08 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for radiation oncology services performed at its Illinois centers from 2007 through June 2012. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim CVS’ Caremark Will Pay $4.25 Million for Allegedly Denying Medicaid Claims for Reimbursement of Prescription Drug Costs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 16:17:10 EST Caremark LLC, a pharmacy benefit management company (PBM), will pay the government and five states a total of $4.25 million to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to reimburse Medicaid for prescription drug costs paid on behalf of Medicaid beneficiaries, who also were eligible for drug benefits under Caremark-administered private health plans. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against Ipc the Hospitalist Co. Inc. Alleging Overbilling of Physician Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:59:53 EST The government has intervened in a lawsuit against IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc., and its subsidiaries (IPC), alleging that IPC submitted false claims to federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today. IPC, based in North Hollywood, Calif., is one of the largest providers of hospitalist services in the United States, employing physicians and other health care providers who work in more than 1,300 facilities in 28 states. Hospitalists are physicians who work only in hospitals and other long-term care facilities, overseeing and coordinating inpatient care from admission to discharge. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Utah Resident Pleads Guilty to Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds Totaling $653,884 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:47:51 EST Stanley J. Wardle, 65, of Spanish Fork, Utah, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City to nine counts of filing false claims for income tax refunds, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Recovers $3.8 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2013 By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:13:51 EST The Justice Department secured $3.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Genzyme Corp. to Pay $22.28 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations Related to “Slurry” Used in Patients By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:34:55 EST Genzyme Corp. has agreed to pay $22.28 million to resolve allegations that it marketed, and caused false claims to be submitted to federal and state health care programs for use of, a “slurry” version of its Seprafilm adhesion barrier. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Abbott Laboratories Pays U.S. $5.475 Million to Settle Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:07:51 EST Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay the United States $5.475 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce doctors to implant the company’s carotid, biliary and peripheral vascular products, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim United States Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida Vein Clinic and Its Owner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 10:13:52 EST A Florida-based physician, Dr. Ravi Sharma, has agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations that he and his clinics violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing Medicare for vein injections and physician office visits performed by unqualified personnel. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Michigan Companies to Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Falsely Claiming Disadvantaged Business Credits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:51:15 EST Michigan-based Cadillac Asphalt LLC (Cadillac) and Michigan Paving and Materials Co. (MPM), have agreed to pay $3.8 million to resolve allegations that they falsely claimed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) credits on a number of federally funded transportation projects. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Former HealthEssentials Solutions Inc. Executives to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Federal Health Care Program By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:14:43 EST Michael R. Barr, former chief executive officer of Louisville, Kentucky-based HealthEssentials Solutions Inc., has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that he knowingly caused HealthEssentials to submit false claims to Medicare between 1999 and 2004. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Nationwide Contract Therapy Providers to Pay $30 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:46:49 EST Contract therapy providers RehabCare Group Inc., RehabCare Group East Inc. and Rehab Systems of Missouri and management company Health Systems Inc. have agreed to pay $30 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kickback scheme related to the referral of nursing home business, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas Agrees to Pay $2.7 Million for Alleged False Claims Related to Design of Advanced Nuclear Reactor By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 10:31:54 EST The Justice Department announced today that General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC (GE Hitachi) has agreed to pay $2.7 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims to the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) concerning an advanced nuclear reactor design. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim United States Government Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc. and Two Foreign Companies for Kickbacks and False Claims Relating to Iraq Support Services Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:24:38 EST The government has filed a complaint against Kellogg, Brown &s contract with the Army to provide logistical support in Iraq. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Massachusetts Staffing Agency By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:40:27 EST The Justice Department reached an agreement today with SD Staffing LLC (SD Staffing), aka Atwork Personnel Services Inc., a company based in Methuen, Mass., resolving claims that the staffing company engaged in citizenship status discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Claim of Citizenship Status Hiring Discrimination in Waterloo, Iowa By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:16:51 EST The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the city of Waterloo, Iowa, resolving allegations that the city violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Jury Convicts Two Men for Filing False Claims Against Internal Revenue Service By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:34:49 EST Jason McGuire of Detroit, Mich., and Delvin Davis of Saint Clair Shores, Mich., were found guilty by a jury sitting in Detroit in the Eastern District of Michigan of conspiracy and filing $3.4 million in false claims in the form of false individual income tax returns and false trust tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim JPMorgan Chase to Pay $614 Million for Submitting False Claims for FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed Mortgage Loans By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 18:27:29 EST The Department of Justice today announced that JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) will pay $614 million for violating the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting non-compliant mortgage loans submitted for insurance coverage and guarantees by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Sanborn Map Co. Pays $2.1 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Map Work Related to United States Military Convoy Routes in Iraq and Marine Corps Bases in United States By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 17:05:45 EST Sanborn Map Company Inc. has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Kentucky Addiction Clinic, Clinical Lab and Two Doctors for $15.75 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:33:10 EST SelfRefind, a chain of addiction treatment clinics, PremierTox LLC, a clinical laboratory that performs urine testing and Drs. Bryan Wood and Robin Peavler, the owners of SelfRefind and PremierTox, have agreed to pay $15.75 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Kentucky’s Medicaid program for tests that were medically unnecessary, more expensive than those performed or billed in violation of the Stark Law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $6.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims on Navy Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:28:32 EST Vector Planning and Services Inc. (VPSI), an information technology, systems engineering, program management and consulting firm headquartered in Chantilly, Va., has agreed to pay the government $6.5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that the company inflated claims for payment under several Navy contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Diagnostic Imaging Group to Pay $15.5 Million for Allegedly Submitting False Claims to Federal and State Health Care Programs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:35:57 EST Diagnostic Imaging Group (DIG) has agreed to pay a total of $15.5 million to resolve allegations that its diagnostic testing facility falsely billed federal and state health care programs for tests that were not performed or not medically necessary and by paying kickbacks to physicians. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Omnicare to Pay Government $4.19 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:09:06 EST Omnicare Inc., an Ohio-based long-term care pharmacy, has agreed to pay the government $4.19 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Enter into Consent Decree with Harmony Public Schools Resolving Claims of Retaliation and Pay Discrimination Against Teacher By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:53:37 EST The Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that they have entered into a consent decree that, if approved by the court, will resolve both agencies’ claims against Harmony Public Schools on behalf of Nicole M. Tuchscherer, a former teacher at Harmony Science Academy-Austin. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Two Ocean Shipping Companies to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Claims of Price Fixing Government Cargo Transportation Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:45:36 EST Sea Star Line LLC and Horizon Lines LLC have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental United States and Puerto Rico. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Memorial Hospital in Ohio Pays Government $8.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 17:33:07 EDT Memorial Hospital (Memorial), an Ohio nonprofit corporation that operates an acute care hospital in Fremont, Ohio, has agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim American Family Care Inc. to Pay $1.2 Million to Settle Allegations of Inflated Medicare Claims By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:33:47 EDT American Family Care Inc. has agreed to pay the government $1.2 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for outpatient office visits that were billed at a higher rate than was appropriate. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Utah Construction Company to Pay Government to Settle Alleged False Claims in Connection with Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:38:05 EDT Okland Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay the government $928,000 to resolve allegations that it made false statements and submitted false claims under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Section 8(a) Program for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim California-Based Masonry Companies Pay Nearly $1.9 Million to Settle Claims of Misrepresenting Disadvantaged Small Business Status in Connection with Military Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:01:06 EDT Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two individuals paid the government nearly $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their disadvantaged small business status in connection with military construction contracts. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Kansas Cancer Treatment Facility and Its Owner By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:00:55 EDT Hope Cancer Institute, a cancer treatment facility in Kansas, and Dr. Raj Sadasivan, the owner of Hope Cancer Institute, have agreed to pay $2.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare, Medicaid and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for drugs and services that were not provided to beneficiaries. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Hawaii Man Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Claim for Tax Refund and Filing False Retaliatory Liens Against Four Federal Officials By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:52:09 EDT Francis E. Chandler III was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $3,066,629 in restitution for filing a false claim for tax refund and false retaliatory liens against four federal government officials. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Astellas Pharma US Inc. to Pay $7.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Marketing of Drug Mycamine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:51:14 EDT Pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma US Inc. will pay $7.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with its marketing and promotion of the drug Mycamine for pediatric use. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for $9.25 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:09:26 EDT The Department of Justice announced today that CRC Health Corp. (CRC) has agreed to pay $9.25 million to the federal government and the State of Tennessee to settle allegations that CRC knowingly submitted false claims by providing substandard treatment to adult and adolescent Medicaid patients suffering from alcohol and drug addiction at its facility in Burns, Tenn. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Potter Concrete By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:56:33 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Potter Concrete, a company based in Dallas, resolving claims that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of document abuse in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against SK Food Group Inc. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:06:35 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with SK Food Group Inc., a company based in Seattle, resolving claims that the company used discriminatory document practices when verifying the work authority of non-citizens. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Amedisys Home Health Companies Agree to Pay $150 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:05:53 EDT Amedisys Inc. and its affiliates (Amedisys) have agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false home healthcare billings to the Medicare program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Supermarket Chain By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 14:50:48 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Mexico Foods LLC, aka El Rancho Corp., a supermarket chain based in Garland, Texas, resolving claims that the company engaged in discrimination during the employment eligibility verification process in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Florida-Based Baptist Health System for $2.5 Million By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 6 May 2014 10:43:36 EDT Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health), the parent company for a network of affiliated hospitals and medical providers in the Jacksonville, Florida, area, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to federal health care programs for medically unnecessary services and drugs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Master Klean Janitorial By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 7 May 2014 13:33:19 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Master Klean Janitorial, a company based in Denver, resolving claims that the company engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminatory documentary requests based on citizenship status in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim United States Files Complaint Against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. Alleging False Claims Act Violations for Illegal Recruiting By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 8 May 2014 10:46:19 EDT The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Stevens-Henager College, Inc. and its owner, The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, for illegally compensating recruiters, the Department of Justice announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Minnesota-Based Medtronic Inc. to Pay $9.9 Million to Resolve Claims That Company Paid Kickbacks to Physicians By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 28 May 2014 14:48:42 EDT Medtronic Inc., of Fridley, Minnesota, has agreed to pay the United States $9.9 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company used various types of payments to induce physicians to implant pacemakers and defibrillators manufactured and sold by Medtronic. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Files Complaint Against CA Inc. for False Claims on GSA Contract By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 15:34:07 EDT The government has filed a complaint against CA Inc. (CA) for violations of the False Claims Act in connection with a General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Former Utah Certified Public Accountant Convicted of Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds Totaling More Than $8 Million and Presenting a $300 Million Fictitious Financial Instrument By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 13:22:14 EDT Dick Reid Jenkins, of Heber City, Utah, was convicted today, in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, of eighteen counts of filing false claims for income tax refunds and one count of presenting a fictitious financial instrument, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Texas Woman Allegedly Prepares Tax Returns Claiming False Deductions and Credits By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 18:54:13 EDT The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in McAllen, Texas, permanently barred Maria I. Cantu from preparing federal tax returns for others. Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Commercial Cleaning Systems By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 11:25:09 EDT The Justice Department reached an agreement today with Commercial Cleaning Systems, a janitorial services company with headquarters in Denver. The agreement resolves claims that the company discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Virginia-Based Move Management Company Pays More Than $500,000 to Settle Overbilling Claims in Connection with Transportation of Personal Property in Relocating Federal Employees By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:40:14 EDT RE/MAX Allegiance Relocation Services, a Virginia-based move management company, has agreed to pay the government $509,807 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling for transportation services, the Department of Justice announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Government Files Suit Against Missouri Neurosurgeon and Medical Device Supplier for Violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:06:16 EDT The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a complaint against Midwest Neurosurgeons L.L.C. and its owner, Dr. Sanjay Fonn, M.D., and DS Medical L.L.C. and its owner, Deborah Seeger, for allegedly violating the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act by conspiring to solicit and receive commissions from medical device manufacturers related to the purchase of spinal implants and supplies used during spinal fusion surgeries performed by Dr. Fonn Full Article OPA Press Releases
claim Alabama Hospital System and Physician Group Agree to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging False Claims for Illegal Medicare Referrals By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:14:57 EDT Mobile, Alabama-based Infirmary Health System Inc. (IHS), two IHS-affiliated clinics and Diagnostic Physicians Group P.C. (DPG) have agreed to pay the United States $24.5 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying or receiving financial inducements in connection with claims to the Medicare program, the Justice Department announced today Full Article OPA Press Releases