Top-10 False Claims Act Kickback Recoveries For 2015
Posted 01/7/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice False Claims Act recoveries in 2015 for violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and/or the Stark Law.
10. AA ADVANCED CARE -- Felix Gonzalez, owner of Miami home health care company AA Advanced Care, was ordered to pay $21.4 million in restitution (and sentenced to 113 months in prison) for billing Medicare...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice False Claims Act recoveries for 2015.
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
In what might be a first of its kind for whistleblowers and the government, this past Friday there were four significant government fraud recoveries all initiated by whistleblowers. In the midst of what is certainly an ever-expanding parade of whistleblower-prompted fraud settlements by the government, this may be the only time four major settlements were announced in a single...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Yesterday, to much fanfare, the Department of Justice announced it had obtained more than $3.5 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for its fiscal year 2015. It is the fourth year in a row the $3.5 billion mark has been crossed, and brings to more than $26 billion the total FCA recoveries the government has obtained since 2009. And once again, as the DOJ made clear...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Education Management Corp. (EDMC), the second-largest for-profit education company in the country. On Monday, the company agreed to pay $95.5 million to resolves allegations it violated the federal 
C|C Whistleblower Team
By Janice Kelly
A whistleblower suit against KBR will go forward after a district court judge found that relators’ complaint sufficiently alleged a violation of the False Claims Act. Judge Michael M. Mihm 
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to PC Specialists Inc., doing business as Technology Integration Group (TIG). On Tuesday, the San-Diego-based computer supply company agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle charges it inflated the price of computers sold through another company to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for use at Sandia...
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In a major victory for whistleblowers, the Ninth Circuit in 
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation. On Tuesday, the two companies agreed to pay $75.5 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. Palo Alto-based...