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February 18, 2014

Vector Planning and Services, an IT and systems engineering consulting firm agreed to pay $6.5M to settle False Claims Act allegations that it inflated claims for payment under several Navy service contracts. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case,

February 13, 2014

Japanese based Bridgestone Corp. agreed to plead guilty and pay a $425M criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of automotive anti-vibration rubber parts installed in cars sold in the US and elsewhere. DOJ

February 12, 2014

Government contractor MPRI Inc. agreed to pay $3.2M to resolve allegations that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Case,

February 10, 2014

SelfRefind, a chain of addiction treatment clinics in Kentucky, and related entities and individuals, agreed to pay $15.75M to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Kentucky’s Medicaid program for tests that were medically unnecessary, more expensive than those performed or billed in violation of the Stark Law. DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Lack of Medical Necessity, Provider Fraud,

February 10, 2014

Phillip Murphy, former managing director of Bank of America’s municipal derivatives products desk, pleaded guilty for his participation in a conspiracy related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts. DOJ

February 7, 2014

Sanborn Map Company agreed to pay $2.1M to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts for photogrammetric mapping and geographic information system services. The allegations were first raised in a qui tamlawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

February 4, 2014

JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $614M for violating the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting non-compliant mortgage loans submitted for insurance coverage and guarantees by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

February 3, 2014

Las Vegas attorney Barry Levinson pleaded guilty for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for his role in multiple schemes to defraud his clients and the IRS and to fraudulently gain control of condominium homeowners’ associations in the Las Vegas area to ensure they would steer business to a certain law firm and construction company. He is the 30th person to plead guilty in connection with the scheme to defraud HOAs in the Las Vegas area. DOJ

February 3, 2014

Louis Duluc, former owner and operator of multiple physical therapy rehabilitation facilities, pleaded guilty for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud for his role in organizing and leading a $28M Medicare fraud scheme involving physical and occupational therapy services.DOJ

Tagged in: Provider Fraud,

January 29, 2014

Saint Joseph Health System agreed to pay $16.5 million to resolve allegations that Saint Joseph Hospital violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid programs for a variety of medically unnecessary cardiac procedures. The allegations were first raised in a qui tam lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Whistleblower Case,

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