False Claims-Qui Tam
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DOE Contractors Admit Fault and Agree To Pay Over $57 Million To Settle FCA Whistleblower Complaint
On September 22 the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced that a group of major government energy and construction contractors have agreed to pay the government a total of $57,750,000 to settle allegations that the...
HSBC Agrees To Pay $7 Million To Settle Allegations Of Defrauding Public Retirement Fund
Multinational bank HSBC has agreed to pay $7 million to settle whistleblower allegations that they overcharged the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) when trading to or from foreign currency. According to a September 24 press release from the California...
Estimation Consulting Firm To Pay $3.13 Million To Settle Overbilling Whistleblower Complaint
A New York-based estimation consulting firm has agreed to pay the government a total of $3.13 million in criminal and civil fees to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. VJ Associates were working for the governments of...
Guild Mortgage Company To Pay $24.9 Million To Resolve FCA Whistleblower Complaint
According to an October 28 Department of Justice press release, Guild Mortgage Company has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by not adhering to government regulations when approving loans. The government...
Massachusetts Attorney General Sues National Addiction Treatment Center For False Claims Act Violations
On October 16, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office filed a whistleblower lawsuit against a collection of opioid addiction treatment companies collectively known as CleanSlate, as well as against CleanSlate’s former owner, Dr. Amanda Louise Wilson. The complaint alleges that starting...
Medical Device Company To Pay $18 Million To Settle Whistleblower Complaint Of False Claims Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on October 14 that a whistleblower complaint against a Utah-based medical device company, Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI), has come to a settlement. MMSI will pay $18 million to federal and state governments...
Texas Hospital Management Group to Pay $13.5 Million to Settle Alleged Loan Fraud and FCA Violations
The Lakeway Regional Medical Center (LRMC), a hospital management group in Lakeway, Texas, has agreed to pay over $13.5 million to resolve allegations that it lied about finances when applying for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan to build a...
West Virginia Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Kickback Scheme For $50 Million
A hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia, will pay $50 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Physician Self-Referral Law. The settlement resolves a 2017 complaint made by whistleblower Louis Longo, a former Executive Vice President...
Electronic Health Record Company To Pay $500,000 To Settle False Claims Allegations
A New Jersey medical records company settled a qui tam whistleblower complaint with the U.S. government. Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. (KMHA) agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve claims that its former subsidiary Viztek LLC (Viztek), misrepresented the capabilities of...
Universal Health Services And Subsidiaries To Pay $122 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violations
Universal Health Services, Inc. and Related Entities have agreed to pay $122 million to settle allegations of multiple False Claims Act violations. Universal Health Services, Inc. and UHS of Delaware, Inc. (together, UHS) manage over 200 inpatient psychiatric hospitals and...
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