US Obtains $16.2M Judgement Against MRI Provider for Violating False Claims Act
Posted 01/30/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
A Delaware federal court entered a default judgment of roughly $16.2 million against MRI provider Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging LLC (ONI) for violating the False Claims Act through the company's fraudulent submissions to Medicare. ONI’s owner, Richard Pfarr, was held jointly and severally liable for just over $6 million of that amount. ONI operates independent diagnostic testing...
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Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced a $7.62 million settlement with California-based DJO Global Inc. to resolve allegations that a DJO subsidiary falsely billed TRICARE for excessive and unnecessary supplies. The government alleged that the DJO subsidiary used an improper “assumptive selling” technique to induce TRICARE beneficiaries to order supplies that they did...
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New Jersey doctor Robert Claude McGrath and his chiropractor son Robert Christopher McGrath were sentenced to prison for conspiring to defraud Medicare by using unqualified people to give physical therapy to Medicare recipients. The pair, sentenced to 30 and 12 months respectively, previously pleaded guilty to the charges. They also were ordered to pay restitution of...
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office 
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The Justice Department 
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This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to AnMed Health. On Wednesday, the South Carolina-based hospital agreed to pay more than $7 million to resolve allegations it violated the 
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A South Carolina family medical practice chain, along with its owner and laboratory director, agreed to pay roughly $2 Million to settle charges of violating the 
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This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Foundations Health Solutions Inc., Olympia Therapy Inc. and Tridia Hospice Care Inc. On Monday, these Ohio-based companies, comprising one of the largest nursing home operations in the state, and their executives Brian Colleran and Daniel Parker, agreed to pay roughly $19.5 million to resolve allegations that they...