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IBERIABANK to Pay Over $11.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Posted  12/11/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Department of Justice announced Friday that IBERIABANK Corporation agreed to pay $11,692,149 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The allegations centered on certifications of compliance with Federal requirements to obtain insurance on mortgage loans from the Federal Housing Administration. IBERIABANK is a Louisiana corporation that has branches all...

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

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December 8, 2017

Louisiana-based Iberiabank Corporation, Iberiabank and Iberiabank Mortgage Company agreed to pay roughly $11.7 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying they were complying with Federal requirements in order to obtain insurance on mortgage loans from the Federal Housing Administration.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former Iberiabank employees Kelley R. Shackleford and Karen Mills.  They will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $2.2 million from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ

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

December 8, 2017

Jason Sparling agreed to pay $180,000 to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by submitting to the USDA an application for a drought disaster payment under the Livestock Forage Disaster Program and receiving a $95,000 payment when in fact none of Sparling’s cattle were on the drought stricken pasture during the qualifying period.  DOJ (DSD)

Tagged in: Crop Insurance, FCA Federal,

December 1, 2017

Pine Creek Medical Center LLC, a physician-owned hospital serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area, agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying physicians kickbacks in the form of marketing services in exchange for surgical referrals.  Specifically, Pine Creek allegedly paid for advertisements on behalf of the physicians as well as radio and television advertising, pay-per-click advertising campaigns, billboards, website upgrades, brochures, and business cards, and other forms of marketing to induce physicians to refer patients to Pine Creek for medical services.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former Pine Creek employees Suzanne Scott and Savannah Sogar.  They will receive a whistleblower award of $1,125,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

December 1, 2017

Skin Care Doctors, P.A. and its founder and CEO Michael J. Ebertz, M.D., agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare in connection with certain dermatology products and procedures.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a doctor who formerly worked with Ebertz.  The whistleblower will receive a yet-to-be-determined award from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ (DMN)

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

December 1, 2017

Dr. Arthur S. Portnow, the owner and operator of Arthur S. Portnow, P.A. (d/b/a Apple Medical and Cardiovascular Group) agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve allegations that he and his practice violated the False Claims Act by knowingly seeking reimbursement for medically unnecessary ultrasound tests that were performed on Medicare beneficiaries.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act Kathleen Siwicki, a former employee of Dr. Portnow’s practice.  She will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $350,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ (MDFL)

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

November 30, 2017

Florida-based Express Plus Pharmacy, LLC and its owner Antonio Primo agreed to pay $170,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims to Tricare for compounded medications such as pain creams that were not reimbursable because they were not issued pursuant to valid physician-patient relationships, were issued after brief phone calls with patients that violated applicable law on telemedicine, were medically unnecessary, and/or were tainted by kickbacks to marketers.  DOJ (SDFL)

Tagged in: Compounding Pharmacy Fraud, FCA Federal, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medical Billing Fraud, Other Government Health Programs, Pharma Fraud,

November 28, 2017

California-based Cardiovascular Consultants Heart Center and its shareholder physicians -- Dr. Kevin Boran, Dr. Michael Gen, Dr. Rohit Sundrani, Dr. Donald Gregory, and Dr. William Hanks -- agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary cardiovascular diagnostic procedures.  According to the government, company physicians automatically scheduled patients for nuclear stress tests on an annual basis without seeing the patients beforehand to confirm the procedure was necessary.  These test are expensive and expose patients to a significant amount of radiation as well as to the risk of invasive procedures based on false positive results.  This risk is only justified if the nuclear stress test is medically necessary.  DOJ (EDCA)

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Lack of Medical Necessity, Provider Fraud,

November 17, 2017

Meadows Regional Medical Center, Inc. agreed to pay up to $12,875,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law by submitting claims referred by physicians with whom Meadows had improper compensation arrangements.  DOJ (SDGA)

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud,

November 17, 2017

New York-based defense contractor Telephonics Corporation agreed to pay $4,250,000 to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government under certain contracts to provide vehicle-mounted counter-improvised explosive device systems (Warlock Systems) to the Army and multi-mode radar systems (LAMPS Systems) to the Navy.  DOJ (EDNY)

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

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