False Claims-Qui Tam
Read the breaking stories of fraud against government, federal programs and contracts, and about recent qui tam actions, government interventions and legislative developments.
Qui Tam Whistleblowers Initiate $7.4 Million Penalty Against Florida Pharmacies
On June 15, the Department of Justice announced that two Jacksonville, Florida pharmacies and their owner agreed to pay $7.4 million at a minimum to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The government alleges that Smart...
FBI Thanks the Honesty of Whistleblowers in Catching Medicare Fraud
On June 20, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that a chain of urgent healthcare providers in Georgia agreed to pay $1.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) for...
False Claims Act Whistleblower Exposes Alleged Scheme to Evade Customs Duties
On June 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced that Anyclo International Inc. (Anyclo), a clothing manufacturer based in South Korea, pleaded guilty to a federal court for evading customs duties. Anyclo was sentenced to...
SCOTUS Rules to Not Curb DOJ’s Dismissals of Qui Tam Whistleblower Suits
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower case grants the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to dismiss qui tam whistleblower lawsuits in cases in which it chose not to intervene. According to whistleblower...
False Claims Act Whistleblower Receives $5.2 Million for Exposing Kickback Scheme
On May 31, the Department of Justice announced that Vangaurd Health Systems (doing business as The Detroit Medical Center Inc. (DMC)) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet), has agreed to pay $29.7 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act (FCA)...
Whistleblower’s Cooperation Leads to $1.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement
On May 25, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Complete Physician Services, Kenneth Wiseman, DO, and Steven Schmidt, DO (collectively, “CPS”), have agreed to pay $1.5 million plus interest to resolve False Claims Act...
False Claims Act Whistleblower Exposes Alleged Stark Law Violations
On May 24, the Department of Justice announced that Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc., and the Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Inc. (Massachusetts Eye and Ear) agreed to pay over $5.7...
Yale Agrees to Pay $560K to Resolve False Claims Act Violations
On May 9, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Connecticut announced that Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. (Yale) and Northeast Medical Group, Inc. (Northeast Medical) agreed to pay $560K to settle allegations that they violated the federal...
False Claims Act Whistleblower Receives $80,000
On May 17, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Rhode Island announced that Zoll Medical Corporation, a Massachusetts based medical device manufacturer, agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve alleged False Claims Act (FCA) violations. The U.S. Attorney’s alleged...
Whistleblowers Uncover Alleged Kickback Scheme in Florida
On May 23, the Department of Justice announced that Village Home Care LLC (VHC) agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the government’s allegations, VHC paid kickbacks to two physicians...
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