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September 28, 2017

Vermont-based contractor J.A. McDonald, Inc., and its owner and president Eric Boyden, agreed to pay $270,000 to resolve allegations that JAM violated the False Claims Act by causing the State of Vermont to present false claims for payment to the United States in connection with the federally-funded construction of a two-span bridge on Vermont Route 116 in Bristol, Vermont.  Specifically, the settlement resolves allegations that JAM employees intentionally altered critical bridge components such that the bridge no longer conformed to specified safety standards, and that JAM employees took affirmative steps to conceal the alterations from the Vermont Agency of Transportation. DOJ (DVT)

September 27, 2017

South Carolina hospital AnMed Health agreed to pay over $7 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly disregarding the statutory conditions for submitting claims to the Medicare program for a variety of services, including radiation oncology services, emergency department services, and clinic services.  Specifically, the government alleged that AnMed Health billed for radiation oncology services for Medicare patients when a qualified practitioner was not immediately available to provide assistance and direction throughout the radiation procedure, as required by Medicare regulations.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former AnMed Health employee Linda Jainniney.  She will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $1.2 million from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ (NDGA)

September 27, 2017

Edison Adult Medical Daycare, its former owner Dinesh Patel and current owners Daxa Patel and Satish Mehtani agreed to pay $2.72 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act through Edison's improper billing and receiving payments from Medicaid despite Dinesh Patel having been excluded from participating in Medicaid following his 2012 conviction for accepting kickbacks. DOJ (DNJ)

September 22, 2017

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc., the Massachusetts-based subsidiary of Novelion Therapeutics Inc., agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to its prescription drug Juxtapid.  Specifically, Aegerion introduced Juxtapid into interstate commerce that was misbranded because, among other things, Aegerion failed to comply with a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.  Aegerion agreed to pay more than $35 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising out of violations of the False Claims Act and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Aegerion former employees Michele Clarke, Tricia Mullins, and Kristi Winge.  They will receive a whistleblower award of $4.7 million from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ

September 22, 2017

SolarCity Corporation agreed to pay $29.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims on behalf of itself and affiliated investment funds to the U.S. Department of the Treasury under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 1603).  As part of the settlement, SolarCity and its affiliates will also release all pending and future claims against the United States for additional Section 1603 payments.  SolarCity was purchased by Tesla Motors Inc. in November of 2016 after the alleged conduct at issue in this case.  According to the government, SolarCity submitted thousands of Section 1603 claims on behalf of itself and affiliated investment funds in which it overstated the cost bases of its solar energy properties to obtain inflated grant payments from the Treasury. DOJ

September 20, 2017

New Jersey-based durable medical equipment supplier R&V Medical Supplies LLC and its former owner Victor Saul agreed to pay $220,000 to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for equipment not properly authorized by a physician or not actually provided. DOJ (EDPA)

September 19, 2017

A judgment of roughly $296 million was awarded against the entities formerly known as Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation and Allied Home Mortgage Corporation and a judgment of roughly $25 million was awarded against Allied's president and CEO Jim Hodge, following a jury verdict that Allied and Hodge violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) for over a decade of fraudulent misconduct while participating in the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) mortgage insurance program.  According to the evidence presented at trial, Allied and Hodge abused the FHA mortgage insurance program by falsely certifying that thousands of high risk, low quality loans were eligible for FHA insurance and then submitting insurance claims to FHA when any of those loans defaulted.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The whistleblower will receive an award from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ (SDNY)

September 18, 2017

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services agreed to pay roughly $2.5 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously known as the Food Stamp Program.  According to the government, ADHSS contracted with Julie Osnes Consulting LLC to provide advice and recommendations designed to lower its SNAP quality control error rate and the company’s recommendations, as implemented by ADHSS, injected bias into ADHSS’s quality control process and resulted in ADHSS submitting inaccurate quality control data and information to USDA and receiving performance bonuses that it should not have received. DOJ

September 13, 2017

MediSys Health Network Inc., which owns and operates the two Queens hospitals Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital and Medical Center agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians.  These relationships took the form of compensation and office lease arrangements that did not comply with the requirements of the Stark Law, which restricts the financial relationships that hospitals may have with doctors who refer patients to them.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Dr. Satish Deshpande.  Dr. Deshpande will receive a whistleblower award of $600,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ

September 13, 2017

Virginia-based contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers, LLC agreed to pay $5 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by failing to follow vetting requirements for personnel working in Afghanistan under a State Department contract for labor services.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former PAE manager Robert J. Palombo.  Mr. Palombo will receive a whistleblower award of $875,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ (DDC)
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