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Catch of the Week — Florida Hospital Chain CEO Settles False Billing Allegations

Posted 05/3/19

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This week’s Catch of the Week highlights former hospital executive Gary D. Newsome’s settlement resolving false billing and kickback allegations. From 2008 to 2013, Newsome served as CEO of Naples, Florida-based hospital chain Health Management Associates, LLC (HMA). He will pay $3.46 million to resolve federal prosecutors’ claims that HMA, under his leadership, pressured doctors in the emergency department to...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Hospital Fraud,

Catch of the Week — Rocket and Missile Parts Manufacturer Hydro Extrusion Portland

Posted 04/26/19

Our Catch of the Week goes to Hydro Extrusion Portland, Inc., formerly Sapa Profiles Inc., an aluminum extrusion manufacturer that made parts used by NASA and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in rockets and missiles. The DOJ agreed to resolve criminal and civil claims relating to the manufacturer’s 19-year fraud scheme for $46 million in forfeitures, criminal fines, and amounts to settle civil False Claims Act...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

Catch of the Week — DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case Against Cybersecurity Company

Posted 04/18/19

Last week, the Department of Justice announced that Fortinet, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity company, has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars to resolve allegations that it lied about its compliance with the federal Trade Agreements Act (TAA). The allegations were brought to the government’s attention through a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by a whistleblower who worked in Fortinet’s...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Trade Agreements, Whistleblower Case,

Catch of the Week — General Electric to Pay $1.5 Billion under FIRREA in Subprime Loan Scheme

Posted 04/12/19

The Department of Justice today announced that General Electric will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) to resolve claims of fraud involving the marketing of subprime residential mortgage loans. The loans at issue originated by a GE subsidiary, WMC Mortgage. The government alleged that WMC, GE, and their affiliates allegedly...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FIRREA, Housing and Mortgage Fraud,

Catch of the Week — Fresenius Medical Care

Posted 04/5/19

German-based medical device production and services company Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (“FMC”), agreed on March 29th to a $231 million settlement with both DOJ and the SEC to resolve allegations it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes between 2007 and 2016 to publicly employed health and/or government officials to obtain or maintain business in Angola and Saudi Arabia....

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCPA,

Catch of the Week — DOJ Settles with Two Additional Defendants in Ongoing Bid Rigging Investigation

Posted 03/22/19

Our Catch of the Week celebrates DOJ’s $127 million settlements with two additional South Korea-based companies entangled in a bid-rigging conspiracy to stifle competition and thus artificially inflate prices charged to the U.S. Government on contracts to supply fuel for U.S. military bases in South Korea. The two oil companies, Hyundai Oilbank Co. Ltd and S-Oil Corporation, will pay $75 million in criminal fines...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, CC Lawyers, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week — Wealthy Parents Arrested in College Admissions Bribery Scam

Posted 03/15/19

Our Catch of the Week goes to the parents, coaches, exam administrators, admissions “consultants,” and others who were arrested and charged Tuesday for bribery and cheating to secure student admissions to elite colleges and universities. See DOJ Press Release. The FBI’s investigation, Operation Varsity Blues, uncovered a nationwide scam led by William “Rick” Singer and his companies, Edge College & Career...

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Catch of the Week — Mobile TeleSystems settles FCPA claims for $850M

Posted 03/7/19

Pile of coins with miniature flag of Uzbekistan

Russian telecom giant Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS) agreed to pay approximately $850 million to settle allegations the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by bribing an Uzbek official, a relative of Uzbekistan’s president at the time. $100M will be paid to the SEC to resolve the charges and will be credited against a criminal fine and forfeiture of $850M based on related criminal...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCPA, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program,

Catch of the Week — Cognizant Technology to Pay $25M to Settle Bribery Allegations While Top Execs Face Civil and Criminal Charges

Posted 02/22/19

Man in business suit signing on clipboard held by construction worker while surreptitiously exchanging cash

New-Jersey based tech company Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation agreed to pay approximately $25 million-roughly $19 million in disgorgement and prejudgment interest and an additional $6 million in civil monetary penalties-to settle allegations the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by bribing Indian officials. But the government’s enforcement doesn’t end there. Cognizant’s...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Criminal Proceedings, FCPA,

Catch of the Week – Justice Department Sues Tennessee Pharmacies and Pharmacists Illegally Dispensing Opioids

Posted 02/11/19

Stethoscope with computer tablet saying "Opiod epidemic"

On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it has sued several pharmacies and pharmacists in Tennessee to stop them from illegally dispensing opioids. According to the complaint, both defendants have “fueled and profited from” the opioid epidemic by “repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances prone to abuse without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Pharma Fraud,

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Catch of the Week — Florida Hospital Chain CEO Settles False Billing Allegations

Catch of the Week — Rocket and Missile Parts Manufacturer Hydro Extrusion Portland

Catch of the Week — DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case Against Cybersecurity Company

Catch of the Week — General Electric to Pay $1.5 Billion under FIRREA in Subprime Loan Scheme

Catch of the Week — Fresenius Medical Care

Catch of the Week — DOJ Settles with Two Additional Defendants in Ongoing Bid Rigging Investigation

Catch of the Week — Wealthy Parents Arrested in College Admissions Bribery Scam

Catch of the Week — Mobile TeleSystems settles FCPA claims for $850M

Catch of the Week — Cognizant Technology to Pay $25M to Settle Bribery Allegations While Top Execs Face Civil and Criminal Charges

Catch of the Week – Justice Department Sues Tennessee Pharmacies and Pharmacists Illegally Dispensing Opioids

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