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Catch of the Week – EHR Developer Greenway Health to Pay $57.25 Million to Settle FCA Allegations

Posted 02/8/19

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Electronic health records (EHR) software developer Greenway Health LLC agreed to pay $57.25 million to resolve allegations that it committed fraud by misrepresenting to its users the capabilities of its EHR product “Prime Suite” and by providing unlawful remuneration to users to induce them to recommend Prime Suite. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the government made incentive payments...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud,

Top Ten Federal False Claims Act Recoveries of 2018

Posted 01/28/19

The federal False Claims Act, under which whistleblowers can bring claims to report fraud and misconduct in government contracts and programs, is the foundation of the Department of Justice's fraud recovery and the U.S. whistleblower reward system. In 2018, the U.S. recovered over $2 billion from defendants who sought to cheat the system. The top FCA settlements for calendar year 2018, based on the amount of the...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Top 10, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week — Bottini Fuel Busted for Illegal “Family and Friends” Scheme

Posted 11/30/18

Bottini Fuel, a fuel and heating company based in New York, has agreed to a $3.3M settlement to resolve allegations that it defrauded customers by keeping rather than returning overpayments. For over a decade, the company used the ill-gotten gains to pay the fuel expenses of company employees, family members, and friends. The whistleblower who brought the fraud to light in a case filed under the New York State False...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week — DOJ Nets 3 South Korean Companies in Bid Rigging Scheme

Posted 11/16/18

Our Catch of the Week celebrates DOJ’s massive $236 million settlement with three South Korean-based companies accused of rigging bids to inflate the cost of fuel supplied to U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force bases in South Korea, the investigation of which was initiated by a whistleblower represented by Constantine Cannon. The three companies, SK Energy Co. Ltd., GS Caltex Corporation, and Hanjin...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Catch of the Week, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, International Whistleblowers,

Three South Korean Companies to Pay $236 Million, Resolving Civil and Criminal Liability for Bid Rigging Alleged in Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Suit

Posted 11/14/18

The Justice Department announced that SK Energy Co. Ltd., GS Caltex Corporation, and Hanjin Transportation Co. Ltd. collectively agreed to pay $236 million for their respective roles in a decade-long conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices, thereby overcharging the U.S. Government on contracts to supply fuel to U.S. military bases throughout South Korea. The deal resolves False Claims Act allegations against the three...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, CC Lawyers, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Case,

Catch of the Week – Northrop Grumman Systems

Posted 11/8/18

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation agreed to a $31.65 million settlement to resolve allegations that it overstated employee hours on two government contracts related to battlefield communications services for the United States Air Force. Of the total settlement, $27.45 million was paid to resolve civil allegations that NGSC violated the False Claims Act, and $4.2 million was forfeited by the company to resolve...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

Catch of the Week — VA Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud, and Obstruction in $2 Million Scheme

Posted 10/26/18

A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official, James King of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving bribes from three for-profit schools in exchange for enrolling disabled military veterans in those schools. King facilitated over $2 million in improper payments from the VA using the veterans’ federal benefits. He pleaded guilty to one count of honest services and money/property wire...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Catch of the Week, Education Fraud,

Catch of the Week — Universal American Mortgage Company

Posted 10/19/18

Universal American Mortgage Company (UAMC), a Miami-based mortgage company, agreed on October 19 to a $13.2 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by falsely certifying that it complied with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage-insurance requirements in connection with certain loans. UAMC is part of Lennar, one of America’s leading homebuilders. The...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Financial Institution Fraud, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Havian opens trial in damages phase of FCA case against top PVC water-pipe maker, J-M Eagle

Posted 10/11/18

Constantine Cannon partner Eric Havian launched the damages-phase of a trial against J-M Eagle with opening statements on October 10, 2018. As reported by Daniel Siegal in Law360, a Los Angeles federal jury will hear evidence in a long-running case by public entities in several states who bought large transmission water-pipe from the nation’s number one PVC pipe company. A November 2013 jury unanimously found in...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Catch of the Week – 3M Company

Posted 07/27/18

On July 26, 2018, DOJ announced that Saint Paul, Minnesota-based 3M Company would pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that it knowingly sold defective dual-ended “Combat Arms” earplugs to the United States military without disclosing defects that made the devices ineffective and may have caused thousands of soldiers to suffer significant hearing loss and tinnitus (or ringing in the ears). Caught for its...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Defense Contract Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Catch of the Week – EHR Developer Greenway Health to Pay $57.25 Million to Settle FCA Allegations

Top Ten Federal False Claims Act Recoveries of 2018

Catch of the Week — Bottini Fuel Busted for Illegal “Family and Friends” Scheme

Catch of the Week — DOJ Nets 3 South Korean Companies in Bid Rigging Scheme

Three South Korean Companies to Pay $236 Million, Resolving Civil and Criminal Liability for Bid Rigging Alleged in Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Suit

Catch of the Week – Northrop Grumman Systems

Catch of the Week — VA Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Fraud, and Obstruction in $2 Million Scheme

Catch of the Week — Universal American Mortgage Company

Havian opens trial in damages phase of FCA case against top PVC water-pipe maker, J-M Eagle

Catch of the Week – 3M Company

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