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.
Oklahoma Hospital Management Company and Associates To Pay $72.3 Million To Settle Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations
An Oklahoma City specialty hospital, its management group, a physician’s group, and two physicians will pay over $72.3 million to...
Report Reveals Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Given in Federal Coronavirus Contracts to Vendors Previously Accused of Fraud
A USA Today investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19-related government contracts have gone to vendors previously...
Piedmont Healthcare to Pay $16 Million to Settle False Claims Act Violations
Piedmont Healthcare Inc., a hospital system based in Atlanta, will pay $16 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act...
Novartis To Pay Over $642 Million To Settle Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
On July 1, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation agreed to pay $642 million to settle a False Claims Act case brought by...
Court Reinstates $255 Million Jury Verdict in Qui Tam Case Against Medicare Fraudsters
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reinstated a jury’s verdict of over $85 million in a...
Whistleblower in Tamiflu Case Alleges Pharmaceutical Company Fooled CDC into $1.4 Billion Contract
The pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche allegedly defrauded the federal government out of $1.4 billion by falsely representing claims of the...
U.S. DOJ and SEC Ordered to Review Whistleblower Claim Denial
In May, the U.S. Second Circuit Appeals Court ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and...
Pennsylvania Beauty School Pays $425,000 to Settle Allegations of Financial Aid Fraud
On June 12th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Metro Beauty Academy (MBA), a private beauty...
DOJ Intervenes in False Claims Act Whistleblower Case Against AECOM: Lawsuit Related to Hurricane Katrina Relief
On June 3, 2020, the DOJ (Department of Justice) published a press release detailing the U.S.'s involvement in a lawsuit against AECOM,...
FCA Whistleblower Awarded $2.3 Million for Revealing Scheme to Defraud FEMA of Hurricane Katrina Relief Funds
It is no surprise that fraudsters would exploit the COVID-19 pandemic to cheat the federal government out of millions in relief funds....
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