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. The treatment for males and females each have a separate billing code,
Following the conviction of cardiologist Dr. John R. McLean on six charges of health care fraud offenses, Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle allegations that the hospital failed to prevent the doctor from inserting medically unnecessary cardiac stents. The $1.8 million settlement is being paid under the False Claims Act.
In response to a recent New York Times Article (Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush, June 25, 2011) concerning inflated projections for the production of natural gas from three shale gas formations, the SEC has issued subpoenas to at least two producers, Quicksilver Resources, Inc. and Exco Resources,
The new SEC whistleblower provisions take effect today. A new website is up and running regarding this program:
The IRS gave its 2010 report to Congress on the Use of Section 7623, more commonly known as the IRS Whistleblower Law. Some of its highlights include an increase in staffing in the department from 17 to 21 during fiscal year 2010. Additionally, the IRS has invested in a new software program.
The jury trial in the civil lawsuit against Blackwater (now Xe Services), “hangs by a thread,” U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III stated, after throwing out several claims against the company. The case was initially brought in 2008 under the False Claims Act by Melan Davis, a former Blackwater employee.
A Kuwaiti food supplier could face charges of defrauding the U.S. government as federal prosecutors investigate claims against The Public Warehouse Company, also known as Agility. The alleged fraud is to the tune of $68 million, and involves a complex scheme of funding formulas used to defraud contracts to supply troops in Iraq,
U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth has ruled against the largest private contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government. Houston based contractor KBR Inc.’s request to dismiss a $100 million lawsuit involving false claims for private security in Iraq was denied on August 3.
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