March 26, 2021

Following two whistleblower complaints, a former owner of a now-defunct diagnostic testing laboratory in North Carolina and South Carolina has agreed to pay $2 million to resolve allegations of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act.  Together with other agents of Physicians Choice Laboratory Services (PCLS), Phillip McHugh allegedly offered and provided benefits to physicians in exchange for referrals of patient samples, causing false claims to be submitted to Medicare.  A second defendant in the case, former sales representative and manager Manoj Kumar, has already paid approximately $650,000 to resolve similar claims.  USAO WDNC

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