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Government Secures $114.5M In False Claims Act Recoveries From Cancer Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme

Posted  07/22/25
lab testing
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Thursday (July 17), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the final False Claims Act recovery in a cancer genetic testing kickback scheme involving the Medicaid programs of Colorado, Georgia, and South Carolina. 1  Kevin Murdock, former owner and CEO of the now-defunct testing lab Premier Medical, agreed to a consent judgment of roughly $27.5...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, False Claims Act, qui tam,

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Hill Associates to Pay $14.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges of Cybersecurity and Other IT Contract Failures

Posted  07/16/25
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By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On Monday (July 14), Maryland-based federal contractor Hill Associates agreed to pay at least $14.75 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) charges it violated the False Claims Act by violating several key provisions of its General Services Administration (GSA) contract for information technology (IT) services.  Hill’s payout would have been higher but for the...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, Government Procurement Fraud, qui tam,

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Health Wealth Will Pay $1.29M to Resolve Whistleblower-Initiated False Claims Act Lawsuit

Posted  07/2/25
Medical equipment
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Georgia-based Health Wealth Safe, Inc. (Health Wealth) and its owner, Dr. Subodh Agrawal, have agreed to pay $1.29 million to settle allegations that they knowingly caused the submission of false claims to Medicare.

Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee

This lawsuit was brought under the whistleblower or qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) by a...

Tagged in: Healthcare Fraud, Medicare, qui tam,

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Catholic Health Pays Over $3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Posted  05/28/25
stack of hundred dollar bills
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On May 16, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Catholic Health System, Inc. (CHS) agreed to pay $3,293,122.66 to settle False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare program by engaging in improper financial relationships with physicians in violation of the Stark Law1.

About The Stark...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, False Claims Act, qui tam,

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Assertio to Pay $3.6M in False Claims Act Settlement over Fentanyl Marketing Practices

Posted  05/21/25
silver whistle
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team  On May 9, the government announced that Assertio Therapeutics Inc., (formerly Depomed Inc.) (“Assertio”), agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations stemming from its marketing of Lazanda, its transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) drug. This case was initiated by whistleblowers.1 Lazanda is a nasal spray solely approved by the...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, qui tam,

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CoreLife Eatery Admits to Pandemic Relief Fraud in Whistleblower Initiated Case, Will Pay $7.8M

Posted  05/20/25
Statue of Liberty wearing facemask
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On May 5, the government announced that the restaurant chain CoreLife Eatery, LLC admitted to misrepresenting its eligibility for pandemic relief funds. The business, which operates locations in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, agreed to pay $7,809,373 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying its eligibility...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, COVID-19, False Claims Act, qui tam,

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Genexe and Its Entities Will Pay $6M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations, Case Brought by Four Whistleblowers

Posted  05/13/25
DNA
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On April 23, the government announced that Genexe LLC, its marketing company Immerge, Inc., and two of its owners, Jason Green and Jason Gross, will pay $6 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. The now-defunct Genexe once billed itself as a “one-stop-shop” for genetic and pharmacogenetic profiling,...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, qui tam,

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Trump Administration Signals Strong Commitment to Stopping Cybersecurity Fraud

Posted  05/6/25
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By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On May 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) settled its latest cybersecurity enforcement action, showing the Government’s continued commitment to using the False Claims Act to go after cybersecurity fraud.  Under the settlement, RTX subsidiary Raytheon Company and Nightwing Group agreed to pay $8.4 million to settle charges of violating key cybersecurity requirements in...

Tagged in: Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, False Claims Act, qui tam,

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Gilead Pays $202M to Settle False Claims Act Kickback Charges

Posted  05/5/25
HIV meds
By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On April 29, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that California-based pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences agreed to pay $202 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute.  Specifically, the government alleged Gilead provided financial inducements to physicians to speak at or attend sham medical conferences to induce them...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, False Claims Act, qui tam,

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NJ Rehab Center Will Pay $19.75M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Posted  05/2/25
rehab facility with bikes and benches
On April 30, a New Jersey-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility, Summit BHC New Jersey, LLC, d/b/a Seabrook, agreed to pay $19.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for services it was not authorized to provide. This case was initiated by a former Seabrook employee who filed suit under the whistleblower or qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. According to...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, qui tam,

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