Whistleblower News From The Inside -- July 25, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Owner of Tampa parathyroid practice to pay $4M to resolve False Claims Act whistleblower charges — The government and whistleblower alleged Dr. James Norman, the owner Norman Parathyroid Center, billed the government for services for which he had already received payment. DOJ (MDFL)

Tennessee Pain Management Group to pay $312K to settle False Claims Act overpayment charges — The government charged the company with billing Medicare and TennCare for medically unnecessary urine drug tests and for non-FDA approved pharmaceuticals Botox, Supartz, and Eufflexa, which PMG purchased from foreign-based suppliers. DOJ (MDTN)

Local New Jersey Shore police chief awarded $1.165M in whistleblower suit accusing mayor of meddling — The West Wildwood police chief Jacquelyn Ferentz “said then-mayor Herbert Frederick repeatedly overstepped his authority by interfering in police business before and after she became acting chief in 2008.” NJ.com