Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to …
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Oklahoma City Man Pays Nearly $123,000 to Settle Claims That He Wrongfully Obtained Social Security Benefits to Which He Was Not Entitled
by DOJ PressOKLAHOMA CITY – David Lehman (“Lehman”), paid $122,949 to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that he obtained and used Social Security benefits to which he was not entitled, announced …
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Florida’s BayCare Health System and Hospital Affiliates Agree to Pay $20 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Impermissible Medicaid Donations
by DOJ PressWASHINGTON – BayCare Health System Inc. and entities that operate four affiliated Florida hospitals (collectively BayCare) have agreed to pay the United States $20 million to resolve allegations that BayCare …
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HOUSTON – A 67-year-old podiatrist from Cypress has agreed to pay $865,000 to resolve allegations that she submitted false medical claims for the use of electro-acupuncture devices, announced U.S. Attorney …
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TracFone Wireless to Pay $13.4 Million to Settle False Claims Relating to FCC’s Lifeline Program
by DOJ PressWASHINGTON – TracFone Wireless Inc. (TracFone) has agreed to pay $13.4 million as part of a civil settlement to resolve allegations that TracFone violated the False Claims Act by signing …
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Maryland Internal Medicine Physician Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 Dollars to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Services Not Rendered
by DOJ PressBaltimore, Maryland – Anuja Kurichh, M.D., an internal medicine physician who operates a medical practice known as PHC Healthcare, LLC in College Park, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United …
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OGCC Behavioral Services and Dionne Huffman pay $750,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations
by DOJ PressATLANTA – OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims …
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U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong …
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By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – A man accused of attacking at least three police officers with a chemical irritant during the riot at the Capitol last year asked a …
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Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4 Million and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides
by DOJ PressBreon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Letitia James, New York State Attorney General, announced today a pair of settlement agreements with two Brooklyn-based …
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Ten Texas Doctors and a Healthcare Executive Agree to Pay over $1.68 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
by DOJ PressSHERMAN, Texas – Ten additional Texas doctors and a healthcare executive have agreed to pay a total of $1,680,430 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks in violation …
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Mallinckrodt Agrees to Pay $260M to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Payment of Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Drug Rebate Underpayments
by DOJ PressPHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., “Questcor,” and collectively “Mallinckrodt”), has agreed to pay $260 million as …
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Crop Insurance Agency And CEO To Pay $500,000 To Settle Claims In Federal Fraud Investigation
by DOJ PressSilveus Ins. Group, Inc. also agreed to a year-long monitoring period and CEO James Cameron Silveus agreed to a year-long exclusion from federal programs. GRAND …
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Massachusetts State Police Agrees to Settle Allegations of Americans with Disabilities Act Violations
by DOJ PressBOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts has reached an agreement with the Massachusetts State Police to resolve allegations that the agency failed to comply with …
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Medical Services Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
by DOJ PressComprehensive Health Services LLC (CHS), located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the …
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Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
by DOJ PressBROOKLYN, NY – Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS), located in Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to …
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National Laboratory Pays Nearly $4.8 Million to Settle Allegations it Overcharged Connecticut Medicaid
by DOJ PressU.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong …
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The Pennsylvania State University Agrees To Pay $899,824.55 To Settle A Voluntary Disclosure Related To The Penn State Psychological Clinic
by DOJ PressHARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Penn State has agreed to pay $899,824.55 to resolve allegations of civil liability for the …
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FRANKFURT – A pension fund for teachers in Arkansas has settled with Allianz and dropped its lawsuit over losses in a multibillion-dollar trading debacle at the German insurer’s funds arm, …
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By Nate Raymond -Viatris Inc, the drugmaker formerly known as Mylan, said on Monday it had agreed to pay $264 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging it engaged …
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McALLEN, Texas – A 41-year-old primary care doctor has paid $504,588.40 to resolve allegations that he billed for excessive ultrasounds, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Dr. Jose Escandon operates …
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Lawton Hospital and Physicians Pay $550,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Involving Controlled Substance Prescriptions
by DOJ PressOklahoma City, Oklahoma – Comanche County Hospital Authority (“CCHA”), Troy L. Harden, D.O., and Moncy Varkey, D.O., agreed to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States to settle civil …
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Oklahoma Orthopedic Surgeon Agrees to Pay Almost $343,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
by DOJ PressDr. Mark Stephen Wilson agreed to pay the United States $342,750 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he accepted illegal kickback payments from Brookhaven Specialty Pharmacy LLC, announced U.S. …
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Florida’s NCH Healthcare System Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Common Law Allegations for Impermissible Medicaid Donations
by DOJ PressWASHINGTON – NCH Healthcare System (NCH), which operates two hospitals in Collier County, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $5.5 million to resolve allegations that it made donations …
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WASHINGTON – Credit Suisse Group AG entities, among six defendants in a lawsuit originally filed by Iowa Public Employees Retirement System and other retirement associations, has agreed to pay $81 …