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December 3, 2020
Workrite Ergonomics LLC and its parent company, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co., have agreed to pay $7.1 million to resolve a qui tam suit brought by a former sales manager, Michael Franchek, which alleged that Workrite overcharged the federal government for office furniture purchased under General Services Administration (GSA) contracts. Workrite allegedly failed to provide GSA, and state agencies that relied on GSA's pricing, with accurate information during contract negotiations, and failed to extend lower prices to government customers as required by contract provisions. As part of the settlement, Franchek will receive a relator’s share of $1.27 million. DOJ; USAO NDCA; CADecember 1, 2020
The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers over $6 million for providing information and assistance that led to multiple successful enforcement actions by the SEC and another government agency and the forfeiture of tens of millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains. SECNovember 24, 2020
Florida-based Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc. and its founders and former top executives Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen have agreed to pay a combined $5.15 million to settle qui tam suits filed under the False Claims Act by former employees—one by Corina Herbold, and the other by Sara Billings, Misty Sykes, and Marina Eschoyez-Quiroga. In violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, the home health agency had allegedly set up sham medical director agreements with physicians to pay them for referrals, linked employee bonuses to referrals made by physician spouses, and provided medically unnecessary services to Medicare patients in order to avoid decreased reimbursements triggered by fewer than five skilled service visits. To settle the allegations, Doctor’s Choice will pay over $4.5 million, while Beach and Christensen will pay $647,000 each. Billings, Sykes, and Eschoyez-Quiroga will jointly receive $145,000 of the settlement proceeds; Herbold’s share has yet to be determined. DOJ; USAO MDFLNovember 20, 2020
Mori, Bean and Brookes, P.A. (MBB), a Florida-based radiology practice, has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. In a qui tam suit by Thomas Heyck, a radiologist formerly employed at MBB, the practice improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid for radiological images that were interpreted outside the U.S., which are not eligible for reimbursement. MBB also submitted claims for images that were initially interpreted overseas, then reinterpreted and billed to a domestic radiologist. For blowing the whistle, Heyck will receive a 19% relator’s share. USAO MDFLSEC makes its annual whistleblower report to Congress – SPOILER ALERT: BEST YEAR EVER!
Posted 11/20/20
November 19, 2020
A whistleblower who reported securities fraud occurring overseas has been awarded over $900,000 by the SEC. According to the agency, an investigation into the misconduct was already underway, and the whistleblower’s timely tip led to a significant expansion of the investigation. SECSEC Makes Whistleblower Award to Company Outsider
Posted 11/19/20
Constantine Cannon settles with one defendant in case alleging bilking of the Medicare Advantage program. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington (formerly Group Health Cooperative) will pay $6.375M.
Posted 11/17/20
