Rickey Kanter, the owner and CEO of Dr. Comfort, a company that sells specialized shoes and inserts for diabetics, plead guilty to mail fraud and will pay a civil fine for improperly submitting claims for Medicare reimbursement.
Tamimi Global Company Ltd. (TAFGA), a Saudi Arabian company, agreed to pay $13 million to the U.S. government to settle criminal and civil allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks and gratuities to a KBR employee to obtain a U.S. Army subcontract. Specifically, TAFGA paid KBR subcontract manager Steven Lowell Seamans $133,000 in kickbacks to get preferential treatment for the award of a subcontract to provide dining services in Camp Arifjan in Kuwait under KBR’s LOGCAP (Logistics Civil Augmentation Program) III contract.
The Justice Department announced today that Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services Inc. (JJ&R), who handles billing services for physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, was accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Louisiana’s Medicaid program and has agreed to settle and pay the United States $4.6 million.
A $3.85 million settlement involving a customs fraud scheme carried out by a Hong-Kong based jewelry manufacturer and its partners has recently been made public. Kirby McInerney LLP filed the action under the FCA on behalf of its client, a whistleblower who learned about the fraudulent conduct. The whistleblower will receive approximately 19% of the $3.85 million settlement.
The Government Accountability Office was requested to look into how effectively the funding provided for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Integrity Program (MIP) are being used to address the integrity of the Medicare Program.
Minnesota Transit Constructors Inc. (MnTC), a joint venture comprised of Granite Construction, C.S. McCrossan Inc. and Parsons Transportation Group, as well as a number of subcontractors, have agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims related to a federally-funded transit construction project in Minneapolis.
The State of Indiana has joined in a whistleblower lawsuit against Education Management Corporation (EDMC), alleging the for-profit college company and two of its subsidiaries received more than $12 million in state financial aid after making false claims and misrepresentations to the state.
John P. Kacavas, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, announced that Red River Computer Co., Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The allegations relate to Red River Computer Co’s business with various federal agencies, including the U.S.
The Justice Department has announced that Taleo Corp. has agreed to pay $6.49 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Taleo’s subcontract with an entity that provided human resource services to the TSA stated that Taleo would provide supporting software and would charge its commercial rates with certain discounts.
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has settled a False Claims Act complaint for $516,527 amidst claims that it overbilled Medicare for a prostate cancer treatment. The drug Lupron is an injectable that is used to treat prostate cancer in men, as well as endometriosis and fibroids in women.
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