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May 13, 2016

Buffalo, New York-based M&T Bank Corp agreed to pay $64 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements.  Specifically, the government alleged that M&T Bank failed to comply with certain FHA origination, underwriting and quality control requirements.  DOJ

May 9, 2016

CA oncologist Dr. John F. Kiraly and his wife Rena Kiraly, who served as the doctor’s office administrator, have paid $300,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly billing Medicare for certain chemotherapy drugs purchased from an unlicensed foreign pharmaceutical distributor.  Specifically, the Kiralys purchased chemotherapy drugs from Warwick Healthcare Solutions Inc., also known as Richards Pharma, a former United Kingdom-based drug distributer that distributed non-FDA approved drugs throughout the United States.  DOJ (EDCA)

DOJ Catch Of The Week -- M&T Bank

Posted  05/13/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Buffalo, New York-based M&T Bank Corp.   Today, the bank agreed to pay $64 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet...

May 6, 2016

England-based Hesco Bastion Limited agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the government on the international transportation of blast walls Hesco manufactured and sold to the U.S. government.  Hesco contracted with the Department of Defense to provide blast walls, also known as Concertainer Units, and to ship them from England to a U.S. military base in Germany.  According to the government, Hesco charged the government a fixed price of £650 per truckload, while paying its transportation subcontractor less than £650 per truckload, which the government contends violated the parties’ contracts.  The government further alleged that Hesco knowingly provided the government false information concerning the amount that Hesco had been paying to its transportation subcontractor and that Hesco misled the government by submitting 47 false invoices that were made to appear to be authentic invoices from the transportation subcontractor.  DOJ (EDPA)

May 6, 2016

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, on behalf of its operating divisions, including the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), agreed to pay roughly $76,000 to settle charge of violating the False Claims for the alleged submission of false home health care billings to the Medicare program.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  DOJ (EDPA)

May 5, 2016

The City of New York agreed to pay $4.3 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act through the New York City Fire Department's receipt of reimbursements for claims for emergency ambulance services that did not meet Medicare’s medical necessity requirement.  This matter was brought to the attention of the U.S. Attorney’s Office through a voluntary disclosure by the City.  DOJ (SDNY)

May 5, 2016

Tennessee Valley Authority contractor Bartlett Holdings, Inc. (d.b.a. BHI Energy/Sun Technical Services) agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by knowingly concealing or avoiding an obligation to refund overpayments received from TVA for work performed on the project to complete the construction of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2.  According to the government, Bartlett received payments from TVA in excess of actual costs for payroll taxes and insurance and knowingly failed to timely identify, report and refund those overpayments to TVA as required under the subcontract.  DOJ (EDTN)

May 3, 2016

Virginia-based Agape Health Management, Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, agreed to pay $385,917 to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for transportation services purportedly provided to Virginia Medicaid recipients that were not present or transported to the Agape facility on the claimed dates of service.  DOJ (EDVA)

May 3, 2016

Menlo Worldwide Services and Estes Forwarding Worldwide agreed to collectively pay $13 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the government by billing for the cost of moving freight by air when it was actually shipped by ground.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The whistleblowers will receive a whistleblower award of $2.86 million from the proceeds of the government’s recovery.  Whistleblower Insider

April 29, 2016

Hollister Inc., a manufacturer of disposable health care products, and Byram Healthcare Centers Inc., a supplier of medical products, agreed to respectively pay roughly $11.4 million and $9.4 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act through an illegal kickback scheme.  According to the government, Hollister paid kickbacks to Byram in return for marketing promotions, conversion campaigns and other referrals of patients to Hollister’s ostomy and continence care products.  The government claimed that Byram also received kickbacks from three other manufacturers of ostomy and continence care products, namely Coloplast Corp., Montreal Ostomy and Safe N’ Simple.  The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two former employees and one current employee of Coloplast under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  They will receive a yet-to-be-determined whistleblower award from the proceeds of the government's recovery.  DOJ
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