September 28, 2020

Lakeway Regional Medical Center, LLC, together with affiliated parties Surgical Development Partners LLC, Surgical Development Partners of Austin Enterprises LLC, G. Edward Alexander, Frank Sossi, and John Prater, will pay $15.3 million to resolve allegations under the False Claim Act arising from the development of the hospital.  Defendants were alleged to have made numerous false statements in applying for a federally-insured mortgage loan for construction of the hospital, including overstating physician support for the hospital and understating other credit risks.  Specifically, while some investors had requested refunds, defendants delayed making those refunds in order to overstate cash on hand, and, after the mortgage funds were obtained, defendants distributed them in contravention of FHA requirements.  The hospital later defaulted on the loan. The government previously settled with other defendants.  DOJ 

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