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December 3, 2019

Weapons manufacturer Capco, LLC has agreed to pay over $1 million to resolve fraud allegations raised by its former quality engineer, James Cole. According to Cole, from 2016 to 2018, the company knowingly certified that M320 grenade launchers sold to the U.S. Army were manufactured in compliance with contract specifications, when in fact a critical component had been manufactured using the wrong type of steel. Capco also failed to disclose the issue despite conducting an internal investigation. For bringing the issue to light, Cole will receive approximately $235,000 of the recovery. USAO CO

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

August 8, 2019

Ambu, Inc. has agreed to pay $3.3 million to resolve its liability under the False Claims Act in connection with allegations that it knowingly sold the government medical supplies that were not in compliance with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). Although the TAA only permits government purchases of products from countries with whom the U.S. has a trade agreement, Ambu allegedly sold products from China and Malaysia and falsely certified that they came from compliant countries. USAO EDPA

Tagged in: Certifications, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

August 5, 2019

Nagan Construction, Inc. of New York has agreed to pay $435,000 to resolve a civil fraud suit filed by an unnamed whistleblower, alleging that Nagan underpaid 20 employees working on two projects for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the Department of Labor. Nagan also allegedly violated the False Claims Act and the Davis-Bacon Act by misclassifying the skilled workers as unskilled workers in required certifications to the government. As part of the settlement, $242,376 will be distributed to current and former employees. USAO SDNY

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, Employment Issues, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

June 19, 2019

Memphis Goodwill Industries has agreed to pay $150,000 for allegedly making false certifications to the federal government in order to qualify for contracts administered by the AbilityOne Commission, which helps create job opportunities for disabled individuals. Federal regulations required AbilityOne contractors like Goodwill to employ disabled individuals for 75% of its direct labor hours and submit annual certifications attesting to that fact. Despite submitting certifications attesting to the 75%, Goodwill was found to allegedly employ disabled individuals for far fewer hours. USAO WDTN

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal, Government Programs Fraud,

June 11, 2019

Richard Moore, a contractor at the Savannah River Nuclear Site in South Carolina, has agreed to pay $1.6 million to resolve allegations of defrauding the government. Through his companies, Carolina Sodding Services, LLC and Carolina Enterprises of the Lowcountry, LLC, Moore allegedly violated the False Claims Act by submitting false certifications that his companies were women-owned businesses,[no comma needed] and submitting false invoices for materials that were never provided. USAO SC

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, FCA Federal,

May 31, 2019

A Kansas hospital accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a qui tam suit by Bashar Awad and Cynthia McKerrigan, with about $50,000 of the recovery going to the whistleblowers. According to the suit, from 2012 to 2013, Coffey Health System falsely attested to having conducted or reviewed security risk analyses of electronic health records (EHR), which was a requirement under a federal incentive program that pays healthcare providers for adopting certified EHR technology. USAO KS

Tagged in: Certifications, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

February 27, 2019

Tennessee-based skilled nursing facility chain Vanguard Healthcare LLC, along with former executives William Orand and Mark Miller, have agreed to pay upward of $18 million to resolve False Claims allegations of billing Medicare and Medicaid for worthless and "grossly substandard nursing home services." According to press releases, five facilities in the Vanguard network allegedly submitted false claims for reimbursement, despite a litany of failures, including forging nurse and physician signatures, using unnecessary physical restraints on residents, failing to prevent pressure ulcers, failing to provide wound care as ordered, failing to provide standard infection control, failing to administer medications as prescribed, and failing to meet basic nutrition and hygiene requirements. The case is considered the largest case of fraud involving worthless services in state history. DOJ; USAO MDTN

Tagged in: Certifications, FCA Federal, FCA State, Healthcare Fraud, Home Health and Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Misrepresentations, SNF,

February 5, 2019

Tennessee Health Management, Inc (THM) has agreed to pay over $9.7 million to settle fraud allegations, with over $5 million going to the United States and over $4 million going to the State of Tennessee. From 2010 to 2017, the skilled nursing facility management company allegedly submitted claims with false physician certifications to the state's Medicaid Program, TennCare, in violation of TennCare's rules as well as the False Claims Act. As part of the settlement, THM has also agreed to sign a Corporate Integrity Agreement. USAO MDTN

Tagged in: Certifications, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, SNF,

January 29, 2019

Two doctors and a health clinic owner in the Houston area have each been sentenced to decades in prison following their convictions for Medicare fraud. In one case involving three defendants—clinic owner Ann Shepherd, doctor John Ramirez, and Yvette Nwoko—Medicare paid over $17 million in fraudulent claims resulting from false certifications related to services not medically necessary or properly provided. Defendants Shepherd was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and ordered to pay $20 million; Ramirez was sentenced to 25 years in priosn and ordered to pay $26 million; Nwoko awaits sentencing. In a second case, related case, doctor Anh Do was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay almost $2 million in restitution on similar charges. DOJ 1; DOJ 2

Tagged in: Certifications, Criminal Proceedings, Healthcare Fraud, Improper Medical Personnel, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicare,

January 28, 2019

A producer of fish oil and fishmeal products, Omega Protein Corp., has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that when the company applied for a $10 million federal loan, it falsely certified that it was complying with federal environmental laws when, in fact, it was knowingly violating the Clean Water Act by discharging oil into U.S. waters. In 2013, the company pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the CWA. The civil settlement arises from a False Claim Act case filed by a former employee of Omega, Keland O. Harrison, who will receive $200,000 of the settlement proceeds. DOJ

Tagged in: Certifications, Environmental Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Loan Programs, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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