False Claims Act Update & Alert
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. | WWW.TAF.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS
		Sign Up for this FREE Newsletter n TAF Home Page n About TAF-EF n Email editor
			February 3, 2010 n Novartis To Plead Guilty n Major Drug Cases in the Wings n Will Stimulus Money See Repeat Players in the Game of Fraud? n Atricure to Pay U.S. $3.76 Million n A Smoking Gun PowerPoint January 25, 2010 n DoJ Joins Case Against Johnson & Johnson n Bile Stents Marketed Off-label n Boston Scientific To Pay $22 Million n New Jersey FCA Used to Go After Fraud at Methadone Clinics n Dental Company Nailed for $24 Million Medicaid Fraud n Iraq Fraud Settlement on Horizon? January 13, 2010 n Chevron to Pay $45 Million n First IRS Whistleblower Payment n Physicians to Pay $9.5 Million n St. John to Pay $13 Million n Lamborghinis and Yachts December 22, 2009 n University of Phoenix to Pay $78.5 Million n Schering-Plough Pays $69 Million n NY Home Health Fraudsters to Pay $24 Million n Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services to Pay $8 Million December 4, 2009 n Four Companies pay $39 Million to Settle California Whistleblower Case n NJ Hospital Pays $3 Million n Sports Clinic Pays $3  Million n Three FCA Cases In Orbit November 24, 2009 n DoJ Recovers Over $5.6 Billion But Announces Just $2.4 Billion n Supreme Court Takes Up FCA Case n Merck Wins Summary Judgment n DoJ Joins Katrina-related Suit n NJ Hospital to Pay $3 Million November 17, 2009 n Massive Food Fraud in Iraq n $47 Billion in Medicare Bad Billing? n Tenet's Sulzbach vs.  the U.S. n Lilly to Pay Utah $24 Million n Whistleblower Given No Credit November 10, 2009 n Guidant Agrees to Pay $296 million n Omnicare and Ivax Pay $112 Million for Kickbacks n Defective Bunker Buster Fuses n Abbott Faces Depakote Probe n An SEC Whistleblower Bill on the Horizon? November 2, 2009 n Astra Zeneca Reserves $520 Million for Seroquel Settlement n Fifteen States Join Amgen FCA n Enforcement Resources Needed n Texas Hospital Group to Pay $27 Million n Senators Introduce Anti-Fraud Bill n Stryker Biotech Indicted Over Product Promotion n Energy Saving Fraud? n Apollo Reserves $80.5 Million  October 20, 2009 n Massive California Pension Fraud Alleged n Mylan to Pay $121 Million n MPC Products to Pay $25 Million n AstraZeneca Hit With $14.7 Million Verdict in Kentucky n Alabama Supreme Court Overturns Three Jury Verdicts Against Pharma n E-Rate Fraud Settlement n Over 1,000 Qui Tams in Backlog n IRS Whistleblower Stats October 15, 2009 Taxpayers Against Fraud 2009 Award Winners n Lawyer of the Year: Frederick M. Morgan, Jennifer M. Verkamp, Scott A. Powell, and Don McKenna n Whistleblower of the Year: Thomas Cantor n Honest Abe Integrity in Government Award to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Congressman James Sensenbrenner September 30, 2009 n Lilly settles with Eight States n More Kyphon Settlements n Alan Grayson on Bigger Fish n Payola Politics and the FDA? n Nelnet Whistleblower  n Fruit Company Settles FCA n CRS on the FCA September 22, 2009 n Arizona Settles AWP Drug Cases n SAIC Faces Potential $230 Million Liability n Massachusetts Sues Housing Developer n Pinkerton to pay $1 million in FCA case September 15, 2009 n Biovail to Pay $25 Million n An FCA for Wall Street? n Top 15 Drugs Sales in 2008 September 2, 2009 n Pfizer Settles Largest False Claims Act Case Ever August 25, 2009 n Quest Diagnostics Pays Another $12.5 Million n Covenant Pays $4.5 Million n Jim Sheehan Seeks Dead People n Convicted Murderer Pleads Guilty to Medicare False Claims n GPOs Under the Glass August 14, 2009 n Westchester Must Build Housing to Help End Discrimination n Boeing to Pay in Two Cases n Dynamics to Pay $15 Million n Katrina Case Moves Forward n Profile In Integrity August 6, 2009 n State Zyprexa Deal in the Wings n Baxter Pays $6.8 Million to IL n Computer Assets to Pay $350,000 n Tulare Healthcare Settlement n Allegran's Botox Problem July 21, 2009 n NY State and NY City Pay Record Medicaid Settlement n Excluded Doc Bills Millions n Lockheed Faces Suit Over F-35 n Spinal Fraud on National Scale n Florida Doctor Pays $1.7 Million n Foreign Banks Kick Out U.S. Tax Cheats n Six-fold FCA Dam July 14, 2009 n The F-22's Defective Skin n Burn Bags Mean Smoke and Fire n An SEC Whistleblower Program? n Michigan Medicaid IG? n Did DoJ Settlement With Beazer Send the Wrong Message? n Robbing Medicare and Medicaid Is Better Than Robbing Banks July 7, 2009 n DoJ Joins Suit Against SAIC n Massive DME Fraud Scheme n Yale Hospital Pays $3 Million n Beazer to Pay Many Millions n LSU Pays $700,000 n An SEC  Whistleblower Program? June 30, 2009 n Major Settlements Ahead n Major Cases in the Backlog n Major Cases Settled So Far This Year June 24, 2009 n Graham County FCA Case Goes Back to Supreme Court n 15 States File Against Wyeth n Fraud is Pfizer's Culture n Weak FDA Oversight n CVS Promoted Zyprexa n Fraud in the Crosshairs June 16, 2009 n Bone Growth Fraud? n DoJ Files on Mortgage Fraud n WV Seeks $2 Billion from Lilly n New Jersey University Pays $2 Million for Double Billing n Oklahoma Ortho Center to Pay $3.5 Million n Hawaiian Hospital Settles FCA June 3, 2009 n Aventis Settles for $95.5 Million n Pogue Case Against Healthways Settles for $40 Million n Crooks Worry About Tougher FCA n Sen. Grassley on Bipartisan Support for Amendments to the FCA n Documents Show AstraZeneca Off-label Marketed Seroquel n URS Unit Pays $1.7 Million n Alabama Hits Hard May 22, 2009 n President Signs False Claims Act Amendments Into Law n AstraZeneca Faces Heat n DoJ's Tony West Says FCA Enforcement a High Priority n Regency Pays $4 Million n HealthEast to Pay $2.3 Million n Minnesota Gets a State FCA May 12, 2009 n President Signs False Claims Act Amendments Into Law May 12, 2009 n House Strengthens FCA n DoJ Joins Lawsuit Against Wyeth over Protonix n More For Your Money With the FCA n DoJ Budget Increase n The High Cost of Low Morals May 6, 2009 n House Passes Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act:  367 to 59 May 5, 2009 n Forest Reserves $170 Million n WellCare to Pay $80 Million n Maxxam Pays for Forest Fraud n Shipping Firm to Pay $26 Million n DoJ Joins HSUS Lawsuit Against Slaughterhouse n KBR Is Named in Majority of Iraq Frauds Under Investigation n Fake Merck Peer-reviewed Journal Printed by Elsevier April 28, 2009 n Senate Says "Yes" to Integrity and "No" to Fraudsters n House Judiciary Votes Out FCA Corrections Act n Massive TARP Fraud Ahead? n Katrina Fraud Settlement n Alta Colleges to Pay $7 Million April 21, 2009 n Quest to Pay $302 Million n Massive Orthotics Fraud n HUBZone Fraud n Supreme Court on Eisenstein April 14, 2009 n Northrop to Pay $325 Million in Defective Satellite Case n NetApp to Pay $128 Million n Custer Battles Must Pay April 2, 2009 n TAF Testifies in Support of FCA Amendments n California Sues Seven Labs  n Par Pharma Subpoenaed n Radiology Firm to Pay $2 Million n Houston Hospital to Pay $9.9 Million for Outlier Fraud n A Three-Legged Watchdog n Sikorsky to Pay $2.9 Million March 17, 2009 n Risperdal Marketed Off-label n Healthways Hopes to Settle n Odyssey Under Investigation n Home Healthcare Fraud n San Mateo County to Pay $6.8 Million for DSH Fraud n Cornell to Pay $2.6 Million n WV Hospital to Pay $690,000 March 10, 2009 n US Joins Against NM Hospitals n Massive Amgen Fraud Case n DoJ Joins Against Forest n FDA Says Ranbaxy Faked Data n NY Medicaid Fraud Recoveries Exceeding Expectations February 24, 2009 n Pharma Lawyers Now Driving Billion Dollar Settlements n Shipping Firm to Pay $26 Million n DoJ Joins FCA Suit Against Scios and Johnson & Johnson n Liberty Medical ... Again n Katrina Case Reinstated n IRS Whistleblower case is settled for $780 million n Pennsylvania Needs an FCA n AT&T Pays $8.2 Million n Million Dollar Adult Diaper Fraud February 10, 2009 n Glaxo's $400 Million Reserve n Jail Pays Kickbacks to Judges n A Secret Settlement? n Heavying Up to Fight Fraud n Medicare Losing Billions n SEC Can Learn from the FCA January 27, 2009 n Pfizer Reserves $2.3 Billion n Investing in Fraud Busting n Tony West to Head DoJ Civil n Top Purdue Pharma Executives Banned for 15 Years January 22, 2009 n Lilly Pays Record $1.4 Billion for Zyprexa n FDA Approved Hundreds of Devices Without Review n AL Hospice to Pay $25 Million n Rite Aid Pays $5 Million for Drug Diversion January 07, 2009 n Ad Agency to Pay $15 Million n Treatment Center Fraud n David Ogden, Deputy Attorney General n A Look Into WellCare’s Fraud n Another Bulletproof Vest Settlement n Feds to Bail Out Hedge Funds? n Teva Pays $7 Million in Mass. December 30, 2008 n New York Invests to Recover n Yale to Pay $7.6 Million n Alabama Sues CMS n Kickbacks for Iraq Contracts n Decertifying Fraudsters n Ohio is Broke and Asleep December 10, 2008 n Helicopter Maintenance FCA n Court Asks for DoJ Input n Final FAR Ruling n Hearing the Whistleblower n "Material Effect" Ruling Upheld December 5, 2008 n MedQuist to Pay $6.6 Million n $11 Million for Mortgage Fraud n Condell to Pay $36 Million n TN Hospitals Pay $5.9 Million n Jaw Dropping "Error" Rates n Investigating IT Price-Gouging n Rumors of UBS Tax Settlement n The High Cost of Free Samples n Seeking Doctor Relators November 25, 2008 n Huge FHA Frauds on Horizon n Bureaucrats Costing Millions n Mining a Fraud Seam n Judge says CMS Can Stop Paying Suspected Fraudsters November 21, 2008 n Home Health Care Fraud in FL n $52 Million for Bad Blades n Pearson Pays $5.6 million n Medtronic Under Pressure n WI FCA Qualifies Under DRA November 12, 2008 n FY 2008 FCA Statistics n Taxpayers Pay for Both Sides of Wall Street Fiasco n Vytorin in 35-state Off-Label Investigation November 5, 2008 n Barack Obama, FCA Attorney n Schering's Big Loss in MO n Defective Flares a Threat n Blowing the Whistle at DoD? n Adult Day Care Fraud October 28, 2008 n Lilly Reserves $1.4 Billion for Zyprexa Case n Jury: Unum Defrauded SSDI n $160 Million in Utilities Case n U.S. Sues FHA Lender n Medicare Outlier Case Settled in NJ October 21, 2008 n NY's Stolen Medicaid Money n New Orleans Medicaid Recovery n 5 Pharma Co's Settle With AL n Fox in Charge of Hen House? n Medical Device Kickbacks October 7, 2008 n Lilly Consumer to Settlement a Prelude to FCA? n WellCare In the Crosshairs n Armor to Pay $30 Million n Uncle Sam vs. McKesson Corp. October 1, 2008 n Cephalon Pays $425 Million n Unum SSD Fraud Goes to Trial n EPO Linked to Stroke Deaths n Walgreens to Pay $9.9 Million n Ranbaxy PEPFAR Drugs Halted September 24, 2008 n And the Winners Are n NJ Hospital to Pay $3.8 Million n After 14 Years Pogue Goes to Trial n Abbott Settles with Pennsylvania n Roxanne Settles With Massachusetts n CN Physical Therapy Network to Pay $1.8 Million September 18, 2008 n Taxpayers Against Fraud 2008 Award Winners 4Lifetime Achievement: James Helmer 4Lawyer of the Year: Steve Cohen, Mark Kleiman, and BethAnne Yeager 4Whistleblower of the Year: Sherry Scharff and Walter T. “Tom” Decyk 4Honest Abe Integrity in Government Award to Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA) September 17, 2008 n NY Hospital to pay $88 Million n Abbott Pays $28 Million to TX n Healthfirst to Pay NY $35 Million n Maxwell Case Reversed n IRS Told of Bond Fraud n US Files Suit Against Boeing n Counties Can Sue Over Drug Pricing n Trade Group Burn Notice August 27, 2008 n Citibank:  "Theft Is Our Business Plan" n Stryker Whines About "Harassment" n Wellcare Pays $35.2 Million  n Best Case Title of the Week n CMS Lied About Paring Fraud August 18, 2008 n Wyeth Subpoenaed for Protonix n Amerigroup Settlement on GMA n FASB Wants Companies to Disclose Legal Liability n BCBS of TN to Pay $2.1 Million n To Catch a Thief, Pay for Info n FBI Raids Three CA Hospitals August 6, 2008 n More States Qualify Under DRA n Pratt & Whitney to Pay $52 Million n Conflict of Interest FCA n Justice Probes Bile Stent Fraud n Feds Seize Unapproved Drugs n CoxHealth To Pay $60 Million n W.W. Grainger to Pay $6 Million n Medicare:  Wide Open to Fraud July 28, 2008 n Amerigroup Settles for $225 Million n A War On Medicare Fraud? n More Crop Insurance Fraud n BMS Trial On Deck in Alabama n Wellcare Says It Owes States Millions of Dollars n The Parsons Monument to Fraud July 16, 2008 n House Judiciary Committee Reports Out FCA Bill n Ranbaxy Under Investigation n TX Joins Lawsuit Against Four Drug Companies n Dead Docs Stiff Taxpayers n McNulty Memo Will be Revised July 8, 2008 n Justice Needs More Resources n DoJ Chases Fraudsters to Dominican Rep. n Glaxo & Novartis Lose on AWP  n Judge Pushes to Settle Private Zyprexa Cases June 26, 2008 n House Judiciary Moves on FCA n No Way to Run a Country n Foreign Assistance Fraud n Pharma Cash on the Hill June 17, 2008 n House Judiciary Moves on FCA n CBS Features Walgreens Case n U.S. Bilked Out of $105 Million n IRS Losing $100 Billion a Year? n Adulterated Offshore Meds? June 10, 2008 n Supreme Court Remands Allison Engine June 4, 2008 n Walgreens Pays $35 Million n Pasha Settles for $13 Million n A Yacht Named "Fringe Benefit" n Does South FL Represent 20% of Medicare Fraud? n DoJ Suits Up Against Kaplan n Massive IRS Whistleblower Case? May 28, 2008 n Medtronic Settles for $75 Million n National City Mortgage to Pay $4.6 Million n New NJ Medicaid Watchdog? n Schering-Plough "Relationships" n AstraZeneca Sued Over Seroquel May 20, 2008 n Biovail To Pay $25 Million n Lockheed Martin to Pay $10.5 Million n IIF Data Solutions to Pay $8.9 Million n Join Taxpayers Against Fraud n Baptist Health South to Pay $7.675 Million n Zimmer to Pay to Get Out of Kickback Scheme n Tariff FCA Case Settled n CSC to Pay $1.37 Million May 11, 2008 n McKesson to Pay $13.25 Million n CoxHealth Floats a Number n Magical Millions n Wackenhut Under the Glass May 2, 2008M n UMDNJ Docs Sued for Kickbacks n GSA's Lurita Doan Loses Job n Are Fraud Files a Trade Secret? n Savannah Hospital Pays $5 Million n Cancer Doc Imports for Resale n "Undercover" by John Schilling n New York's Medicaid Work Plan April 22, 2008 n HHS Say "Tell Us More" n It Takes a Village to Detect Fraud n Positively Not Overnight n Fraud Loophole Eliminated April 15, 2008 n Radiologist to Pay $7 Million n NC Dental Chain Pays $10 Million n Heartland Dental Pays $3 Million n OMB has Some Explaining to Do n Entrepreneur of the Year? n Ista Off-Label Investigation n Fast Fact: Inflation-adjusing FCA Penalties April 3, 2008 FCA Amendments Voted Out of Senate Judiciary Committee with Overwhelming Bipartisan support March 31, 2008 n Abilify Maker to Pay $4 Million n HealthEssentials Not Likely to Pay Back Millions n AWP Class Action Certified n Derived Off-label Liability?   n Psychiatrist to Pay $1.1 Million March 19, 2008 n CVS Pays $37 Million For Drug Switching n InterMune CEO Charged n Pfizer Sales Manager Indicted n Mounting Zyprexa Liability n Michigan Money on the Table March 13, 2008 n Former Pfizer Manager Indicted for Obstruction n Yale-New Haven Hospital Settles n WellCare Hires a Fixer n Precursor to an AWP Settlement? n Besler to Pay $2.8 Million March 6, 2008 n Allison Engine at Supreme Court n Senate Judiciary Hearing on FCA n Cathedral to Pay $5.3 Million February 25, 2008 n Allison Engine to Supreme Court n $215 Million Alabama Jury Award on AWP n Quest Reserves $241 Million n Betting the House n Wisconsin Passes State FCA February 15, 2008 n Alabama Takes on Pharma Fraud n Amgen Subpoenaed for Enbrel n A Free-Fraud Zone? n Counting False Claims Act Cases n Fight Fraud:  Remove The Cap February 8, 2008 n Merck Settles for $650 Million n Alabama AWP Trial to Start n "Undercover" by John Schilling n Finally A Treatment n Lilly Sued Over Zyprexa; Settlement Rumors Swirl January 30, 2008 n Big Dig False Claims Act Case n Rhode Island False Claims Act Signed Into Law n Feds Join NJ Outlier Cases n Passion for Payola is Called . . . n Washington Defines Success January 23, 2008 n Supreme Court Gets Briefs in Allison Engine Case n New Jersey False Claims Act Signed Into Law n Louisiana Hosp. to Pay $1.9 Million for Heart Fraud n Apollo to Pay $282 Million n Illinois Expands Its FCA n Pharma Trinkets to Cameroon January 10, 2008 n D.C. To Require Pharma Rep Sales Licenses   n Fraud-fighting Without Teeth n Orthofix in the Crosshairs n Dey and Takeda Pay $6.75 Million December 27, 2007 n Fraud Costs Us More Than an Arm and a Leg n SBA Fraud Unprosecuted n $26 Million Hospital Settlement n CMHS to Pay $1.5 Million n Orange County to Pay $7 Million n Illinois Attorney General Refiles on MRI Operators n Sioux Kevlar Case December 18, 2007 n Relator Wins Over DoJ Protest n HealthSouth Pays $14.9 Million n Law and Odor at Wellcare n Payola Politics in Rhode Island n More Tricky Knee Subpoenas December 10, 2007 n $42 Million Sand Theft n Ambulance Co. to Pay $6 Million n Iraq:  Money Without Meter n Asphalt Co. Settles FCA Case for $8.2 Million n NJ Hospital to Pay $7.5 Million n Cigarette Importation FCA n Harris Hosp. Pays $1.9 Million December 5, 2007 n Merck Settlement Expected to Top $670 Million n $25 Million TVA Coal Settlement n $25 Million Wheelchair Fraud n OK Doctors to Pay $1.5 Million November 28, 2007 n Sleep Center Billing Fraud n Cheating Death and Medicare n DoJ's Monitoring Contracts n The High Price of Whistleblowing n Federal Whistleblower Odds November 20, 2007 n DoJ Joins Suit Against Lockheed n The Biggest FCA Case Ever? n Peter Rost Gets a Second Chance n Second Stryker Settlement:  $16.5 Million November 14, 2007 n Off-Label Narcotic Lollipops n $28 Million Air Cargo Fraud n DaVita Investigation in Nevada n CMS and the Right to Steal November 08, 2007 n CMS Overpaid $4 Billion n Willful Injury from Price Fraud n AZ Hospital Pays $5.8 Million n More Inquiries at Omnicare n A Mother's Vengeance n A Thieving Fraud Inspector n Adolescent Health Fraud October 31, 2007 n Hexcel to Pay $15 Million n Novation Out from Under Seal n The WellCare Raid n Supreme Court Look at Presentment n Quest Braces to Pay n Dianon to Pay $1.5 Million n Investigation Into UHS Expands October 23, 2007 n Phony Drug Tests n Rigsby Sisters Win "First to File" n Grassley to Seek Reelection October 17, 2007 n Let's-Make-a-Deal Meals n No Gifts, No Entrance n Barr Settles for $2 Million n Iowa Sues 79 Drug Makers October 3, 2007 n Bristol-Myers Squibb To Pay $515 Million n Hip and Knee Co.'s To Settle for $310 Million September 26, 2007 n Needed:  More Resources n Keisler Stays on as Acting AG n The Gold is in Community Mental Health Centers n HIV Drug Fraud Rampant in FL n Tenet Lawyer Now Defendant n DoD Whistleblower Protections September 19, 2007 n FCA Amendments Introduced n Aventis to Pay $190 Million n TAF Conference & Awards n First New York FCA Case n Massive Medicare Theft n NY Focuses on Home Heath n Tenet Lawyer Sued Under FCA September 12, 2007 n FCA Corrections Act of 2007 is introduced with bipartisan support from Senate leadership September 4, 2007 n Infusion Therapy Fraud n Home Health Fraud in NY n Missing Weapons in Iraq n Louisiana Revises State FCA August 21, 2007 n IBM and PWC Pay $5.2 Million n Nursing Home Violations n Screwed for a Washer n Worthless Education Loans? n Univ. of Phoenix Loses Again n PhRMA Public Relations August 14, 2007 n Crane Settles for $7.6 Million n D.C. Migrant Farm Workers? n Mortgage Fraud Hits the Fan n Suit Against Iasis Unsealed n Parkway to Pay $1 Million n Teradata Data Warehousing Under Investigation August 7, 2007 n A Fraud We Need Like a Hole in the Head n Katrina Suit Out from Under n Register Docs on the Take? July 31, 2007 n $50 Million Big Dig Concrete Settlement n University Pays $5.3 million n The (Ortho)fix Is In n Augustine's Personal Responsibility n Keeping an Eye on PSC's July 24, 2007 n Maximus to Pay $30.5 Million n Crop Support for the Dead n HHS and DoJ Ask for $183 Million to Fight Fraud n CMS:  Serving Millions While Tracking Billions July 17, 2007 n Department of Insecurity n Orphan to pay $20 Million n Patients the New Pharma Front? n U.S. Joins Lawsuit Against Renal Care Group n Court Flip Flops on Taxes July 10, 2007 n Reading the Fine Print at the SEC n Cleaning Up the Hurricane n Millionaire Doc Wanted More n Texas Company Self-discloses n Sox:  0 for 947 July 3, 2007 n Cash for Docs, Drugs for Tots n No More Business as Usual n Texas is Latest State to Pass Muster with HHS n New York's Fantastic Four n Growing No-Bid Government June 26, 2007 n Judge Saris Weighs in on AWP n Texas Joins 3 Pharma Cases n Faulty Flares Ignite Lawsuit n Worthless Health Care n Phoenix Feels the Heat n Hopefully, Beyond Politics June 19, 2007 n Giuliani for the Defense n Winking at Corporate Crime n Medicaid Integrity n Medicare Advantage n Judge Aims to Prosecute Whistleblower's Lawyer n Predictable Weather? June 12, 2007 n A Prescription for Profit n TAF Files Amicus in War Case n U.S. Embassy in Iraq n Ambulance Co. Pays $2.5 Million n TAF on Medicare Contractors June 6, 2007 n TX Hospital to Pay $15.4 Mil. n Katrina, Insurance & the FCA n Jazz Settlement on Horizon? n Stryker Still Holding the Bag n Fake Brass Earns Lawsuit n Blow Back From Peter Rost May 29, 2007 n TAF Names New Executive Director May 29, 2007 n TAF Names New Executive Director n FBI Focus on Flying Fraud n GSA's Big Wink at Fraud n Operators Not Standing By n Amgen Subpoened by NY May 22, 2007 n IRS Qui Tam an Early Winner n Drug Dealers Given a Pass n What Value This Settlement? n Pharma Promotes "Sicko" n Looking for Fraud In All the Right Places May 15, 2007 n $634 million for OxyContin n $102 Million FCA Verdict n Getnick Interviewed in CCR n Bullet Proof Vest Makers Fear Consultant n MRI Company Faces Charges n Antipsychotics for Kids? n $869 Air Mattresses? n Orthotics Riddled by Fraud n Calculating the Kickback May 8, 2007 n $9.8 Million Off-Label Case n Is Uncle Sam Out of Luck? n U.S. Oncology Under the Gun n Lilly Faces Big Penalties n Tenet: Health Care Organized Crime May 2, 2007 n Texas Amends State FCA n Dey Settles in Massachusetts n Fraud Factories or CME? n California Hospital Pays $2 Million n The High Cost of Free Lunches April 24, 2007 n University of Phoenix Loses Again n U.S. Joins Lawsuit Against HP, Sun, Accenture n Florida Joins Suit Against Gift of Life CS n Selling Doctors April 18, 2007 n New Georgia False Claims Act n Cell Therapeutics to Pay $10.5 Million n Uncle Sam's $30 Million n Quote of Note April 10, 2007 n Settlement on Oklahoma Meth Lab Cleanup Case n Dey Settles in Hawaii n Medcath Tries to Settle n Sheehan to Head NY Medicaid Fraud Fighting Team n Jim Alderson Honored n Tony Soprano Health Care April 3, 2007 n New York Passes State FCA n Maxwell Case Overturned n Pharmacia to Pay $35 Million n Branda to Head Commercial Litigation Branch n Caremark Loses Another One n Cabrini Medical to Pay $3.4 Million March 27, 2007 n Supreme Court Make It Harder n Albany Times Union Editorial n Katrina Flood Insurance Case n Zyprexa Kicks Back to States March 20, 2007 n Record $334 Million Judgment n $11.75 Million Paving FCA n Raritan Bay to Pay $7.5 Million n FCA Needs Updating n West's FCA Treatise March 13, 2007 n KBR's "Lipstick on a Pig" Memo n Neurometrix Investigation n New Mexico Passes FCA n Maryland Needs an FCA n Westchester Hospital Fraud Investigation n Elan Facing Kickback Probe n SCCI to Pay $7.5 Million n Barack Obama, FCA Attorney March 7, 2007 n $3.9 Billion in Pharmaceutical Fraud      Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg March 2, 2007 n Pharma Research Fraud n Abbott: Time to Buy a Law Firm? n Maximus Under Investigation n FedEx Faces Tax FCA in Nevada February 21, 2007 n More Rope for Texas n Bribing Dementia Patients to Steal from Medicare n Building a Business on Fraud? n 9-11 Fraudsters n Do You Have a Case? February 14, 2007 n Rep. Waxman On Phraud n TAF's Moorman on Phraud n HHS's Lew Morris on Phraud n Texas' O'Connell on Phraud n DoJ's Tenpas on Phraud n Gerard Anderson on Phraud February 6, 2007 n Waxman Fraud Hearings n Fox in the Hen House n New IRS Whistleblower Office n Making MFCU's Accountable? n How Much Medicaid Fraud Is Going Undiscovered? n Nominal Drug Price Fraud n Dollars, Not Sense January  30, 2007 n Drug Companies May Have To Return Stolen Billions n Kerr-McGee Nailed for Fraud January  23, 2007 n BLX Fraud Story Unfolds n "Ghost-Posting" in Bosnia n Flood Insurance Fraud n Phoenix Seeks Supreme Help n IL Intervenes in Imaging Cases   January  17, 2007 n DoI Inspector General Expected to Allege Cover Up n Orthotic Kickback Cases n Safeway Stores on the DRA n SBA Loan Scam n Quote of Note   January  10, 2007 n DRA Mandated FCA Education n Pepsi Faces FCA Lawsuit n Sovereign Bancorp Faces the FCA n Acute Care Co. to Pay $7.5 Million n TN  Heart Company Settles All Sides January 2, 2007 n A Standard for State FCA Acts n Cuomo on the False Claims Act n FCA Lawsuit Against Sovereign n DoJ Statistics for FY 2006 n Texas Joins Risperdal Suit December 21, 2006 n Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $499 Million n IRS Whistleblower Act Signed n FL Hospital to Pay $14.25 Million n Chandler Settles for $5 Million n Mucho Problemo at Lilly n Fox in the Chicken House?     December 13, 2006 n IRS Whistleblower Provisions of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006   December 12, 2006 n TAF On CBS Evening News n A Primer on State FCAs  n NJ Owes Millions in DSH Payments n Whatever You Send Us is Fine n Wheelchair Scam Artist Nailed n We Would Like to Hear From You   December 5, 2006 n Integris to Pay $12.2 Million n Larkin to Pay $15.4 Million n KBR Pays $8 Million for Balkans n Supremes Hear FCA Case n Captive Agency of the Year n Blowing the Whistle On Big Oil November 29, 2006 n Supreme Court to Hear Rockwell Case - complete briefs November 15, 2006 n Omnicare Settles for $49.5 Million n Corruption Continues at UMDNJ n Follow the Ankle Monitor n Contractors Must Explain FCA   November 7, 2006 n In Plain English: Serious Trouble n Crist Wins Governor's Slot in FL n Spitzer Wins Governor's Slot in NY n Cuomo Wins AG Slot in NY n McCollum Wins AG Slot in FL   October 31, 2006 n Amerigroup to Pay $144 Million n InterMune to Pay $40 Million n U. of Phoenix Loses ... Again n Keystone to Pay $5 Million   October 24, 2006 n Medco to Pay $155 Million n Hospital Consultant Nailed for $64.25 Million n Gunpowder Fraud n Navy Shipper to Pay $4.2 Million n Hospital Settles for $6.9 Million n Armstrong Williams and the FCA   October 17, 2006 n Oracle to Pay U.S. $98 million n $33 Million and 59 Years n Feds Focus on Procurement n $19 Billion and Counting   October 10, 2006 n HMO Sued for Excluding Pregnant n Ambulance Co. to Pay $9 Million n Omnicare settles for $52 Million n Judge Nails Fraudsters for $24 M n The Shoes Pinch October 5, 2006 n Nursing Home to Pay $14.7 Million n CMS Letter Pushes FCA Laws n U. of Phoenix Faces EEOC Suit n Supremes Take 17-Year Old Case n Insurance Fraud Against Feds? n HCFAC Report for 2005 October 4, 2006 n Record Fraud Recoveries in FY 2006 September 26, 2006 n Auditors File Against Oil Companies n Something Rotten at Interior n A Field Guide to Health Fraud n What They're Saying (Daryl Isa) September 19, 2006 n US Joins Suit Against Dey n University  of Phoenix Case Advances n California FCA:  Arbitrator Awards $37 Million n TAF's Whistleblower of the Year n TAF's FCA Lawyer of the Year n Berman Receives Integrity in Government Award September 12, 2006 Taxpayers Against Fraud Give Congressman Howard Berman 2006 "Integrity in Government" Award September 10, 2006 Taxpayers Against Fraud Awards Whistleblower of the Year to Ven-a-Care of the Florida Keys September 2, 2006 Taxpayers Against Fraud Names Alan Grayson Lawyer of the Year for 2006 August 29, 2006 n Schering to Pay $435 Million n HHS Issues FCA Guidelines n PowerPoint on State FCA Benefits n Firms Begin FCA Education August 22, 2006 n Beverly to Pay $20 Million n Cleveland Hosp. Pays $14 Million n Louisiana Hospital Pays $3.8 M n Outlier Frauds Make a Profit  n Judge Nullifies FCA Verdict n NC to pay back $151.5 Million August 15, 2006 n Omnicare Reserves $86 Million n Detective Work Pays Dividends n Glaxo Pays $70 Million More n Ninth Circuit Reinstates Case n Medco Faces More Litigation August 09, 2006 n South Carolina Seeks $40 Million n AGE Refining to Pay $9 Million n Boeing Settlement Undefined n Strangling the Golden Goose n MI Nursing Home Pays $1 Million n Flap Over Medtronic Settlement August 02, 2006 n Fraud Cases Ahead:  A litany of cases we are watching July 25, 2006 n FCA Returns $15 for Every $1 Invested n GE to Pay $11.5 Million for Turbine FCA n Massive Fraud and Abuse in NJ n Med. Center to Pay $3.75 Million n Top Navy Officials Named in FCA Suit July 18, 2006 n A Record Year for Recoveries? n Top FCA Cases in the first 10 Months of FY 2006  n Medtronic to Pay $40 Million n How Do You Spell Payola? July 13, 2006 n Gabelli Settles:  $130 Million n Odyssey to Pay $13 Million n Environmental FCA Case in Court n Scope of State Medicaid Fraud n DoD Ripe for Fraud Days GAO July 5, 2006 n Tenet Settles for $900 Million n How Tenet Numbers Break Out n Tenet's Long History of Fraud n AT&T Settles for $2.9 Million n Yale Under Investigation June 27, 2006 n Highmark Settles for $4.5 Million n Stryker Settles a Kickback Case n The Failure of NY's Legislature n Caring About Caremark June 20, 2006 n St Barnabas Hospital Pays $265 Million n The Scope of Outlier Payment Chicanery n TAF's Moorman at ABA Institute n Honeywell to Pay $2.6 Million June 13, 2006 n Baxter to Pay $8.5 Million n CMS Says NY Not Doing Enough n Gabelli Settlement at Hand n Piedmont Settles for $3 Million n Home Oxygen Co. Pays $526,000 June 06, 2006 n Nevada Court Upholds Best Price n PennDot Fraud Case Ripens n Oklahoma Farm Bank Fraud n Oilman Takes on the Giants May 30, 2006 n Phoenix Fabricators Settles for $2 Million n $1.9 Million Paid by Mass. Doctors for Upcoding n CoxHealth Criminal Investigation n Gabelli Settlement in Discussion n Lab Corp and Quest Subpoenaed n The Scale of Research Fraud n Tenet is a Two-Time Loser May 23, 2006 n DoJ Joins Case Against Abbott n Tenet Settles Alvarado n Tenet's Next Hurdle:  A Global Settlement n TAF Quarterly Review n Got a Big Case (or Just a Good One?) May 16, 2006 n Cheating the Disabled n Hawaii Sues Drug Manufacturers n Boston "Big Dig" Arrests n Katrina Fraud Case Filed  May 9, 2006 n Medco Says $163 Million Settlement Likely n The Secret Politics of Custer Battles? n Tenet's Alvarado Hosp. Faces Exclusion n Katrina Contractors n Oil and Gas Theft From Public Lands n Pharmaceutical Cases To Date May 2, 2006 n Grassley Says Whistleblowers Key to Success n PA County Overbilled INS n Red Cross Banks on Blood n Dey Pays Missouri $2.93 Million n Is a Housing Policy Shift Fraud? April 25, 2006 n Green Light for FOIA Evidence? n Florida Medicaid Fraud n "A Yukon with Leather" n Take the Money and Run April 18, 2006 n Clark Atlanta U. to Pay $5 Million n Boeing Safety Gap Exposed n E-Rate Fraud as Business Plan n NY Times Calls for State FCA n Buffalo News Says:  "Do Both April 11, 2006 n NY Needs a False Claims Act n AEPTEC to Settle With Navy n Florida To Join FCA Lawsuit n California Airport Fraud n The Best That Money Can Buy? April 4, 2006 n Did GAO Help Aid a Cover-Up? n Reining in Medicaid Fraud n Pfizer's Growing Lipitor Problem March 28 2006 n NY Winks at Medicaid Fraud n When a "Small Business" Is Not n Texas Hospital Investigation n Del. Hospital to Pay $1 Million n New AstraZeneca Probe March 21, 2006 n Grassley Defines State Success n CMS Fails at Accountability n Bank of America Cheats the Kids n Is an FCA in Canada's Cards? n The FCA: Not Quick or Easy Cash March 14, 2006 n Feds Target Mario Gabelli n Custer Battles Nailed for Fraud n Cash Back for State Action n Is NY Serious About Fraud? n $70 Million in Double Billing n Fraud Under the RUG? March 7, 2006 n Matria Case Settles for $9 Million n Cash Back for State Action n Counting the Swag n Missouri Introduces State FCA February 28, 2006 n Colorado FCA Is Introduced n Florida's Fizzle Yield on Tenet n The Right to Remain Silent n Cardiologist to Pay $2.6 Million February 21, 2006 n Calling All U.S. Attorneys n Lincoln Hospital Vs. Lincoln Law n McKesson to Pay $3 Million n Omnicare Under the Gun n One Click Statistics Sheet February 14, 2006 n Pediatrix to Pay $25.1 Million n Custer Battles Trial Starts n Conn. AG on Need for State FCA n Fifth Office Product FCA Case n Intrepid USA Healthcare Services Pays $8 Million n Grassley on the Evolving War on Fraud February 7, 2006 n New Model Law for the States n Caremark: The TV Show n Fraudulent Fire Inspection in Korea n Boeing:  Admitting Is the First Step February 3, 2006 n Congress Creating New Tools to Fight Fraud January 31, 2006 n Massive Oil and Gas Fraud Likely n Congress to Strengthen FCA n NY Candidate Says Fraud Busting Begins at Home n Jail for Submarine Valve Fraud January 24, 2006 n FCA Recoveries Top $17 Billion Since 1986 January 17, 2006 n U.S. Ignoring Iraq Fraud? n Grassley Grills Alito on FCA n Education Grant or Payola? n U of Conn. Pays $2.5 Million January 10, 2006 n Travel Fraud Settled for $25.5 M n Alleged Armored Vehicle Fraud n Eye in the Sky Finds Ag Fraud n E-Rate Fraud in Puerto Rico January 4, 2006 n ABN AMRO Mortgage Group To Pay $42 Million n Michigan Passes False Claims Act n US AID Fraud Recovery n Eli Lilly Pays $36 Million December 28, 2005 n Mario Gabelli Faces Fraud Charges n Feds Take Over University n Follow the Consultant December 20, 2005 n Incentives for State FCA Laws n Contractors to Explain FCA n Visiting Physicians Association n Michigan False Claims Act December 13, 2005 n  NJ Hospital System Pays $3.9 M n  The Power of One Whistleblower n  CO Diabetes Fraud Settlement n  Ohio:  $36 Million in Home Healthcare Fraud December 6, 2005 n  Beth Israel Settles for $73 Million n  Medco Settlement in the Works? n  DoJ Declines & Pfizer Fires November 29, 2005 n  Roxane Settles for $10 Million  n  Kansas Considers FCA Law n  Winning and Not Collecting November 22, 2005 n  Massachusetts Caremark Case n  McClellan Quote of Note n  When Money Grows on Vines n  Baby Bassinets as Profit Center November 15, 2005 n  Redding Hospital Reaches Global Settlement n  Tenet Goes to Trial on n  Kickback Charges in San Diego n  The Other Shoe to Drop at Tenet n  A Guide to Medicare Part D Fraud n  Mandated PBM Transparency n  CMS Banks Huge Savings by Cutting Error Rate n  Fields Green From Fraud November 09, 2005 n  DoJ:  Counting on Whistleblowers n  Lilly Under Two Investigations n  Fighting Fraud in Chicago n  Tenet On Trial for Kickbacks November 03, 2005 n  Taxpayers Against Fraud Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Attorney John Phillips November 02, 2005 n  Taxpayers Against Fraud Awards Whistleblower of the Year to James DeVage, and FCA Lawyer of the Year to Michael Behn November 01, 2005 n  King Pharmaceuticals Settles for $124 Million n  Hunt Valve Settles for $13.2 M n  Fluor Settles for $12.5 M n  Senate Finance on State FCA Laws and Education n  Heart Device Firms Subpoenaed October 25, 2005 n  FCA Recoveries Approach $16 Billion Since '86 n  TN Hospital to Pay $40 Million n  $4.8 Million E-Rate Settlement n  E-Rate Program Out of Control n  USAID Recovers $1.31 Million n  Unisys Is Ripping off Taxpayers n  Navy Embeds Fraud Busters n  Nursing Home Horrors October 18, 2005 n  $704 Million Serono Settlement n  Staples to Pay $7.4 Million n  Massachusetts:  Catching 1 Cent for Every $10 n  Boeing's Bogus Parts n  Con, Rip Off and Repeat n  Top Ten False Claims Act Cases October 16, 2005 n  $704 Million Serono Settlement Largest Civil Drug Settlement to Date October 10, 2005 n  Former IRS Commissioner Joins TAF Board n  Amtrak to Pay $25 Million n  Michigan House Passes FCA Bill n  The Five Biggest FCA cases of FY 2005 October 03, 2005 n  SEIU Targets Wackenhut Using False Claims Act n  Indiana Passes False Claims Act n  FBI Too Busy for Fraud? n  FBI Operators Are standing By n  Woops, But Keep the Money September 27, 2005 n Gambro Settles with States for $37.5 Million n AdminaStar Pays $6 Million n Providian Pays $6 Million n Relators Investing in Integrity  September 20, 2005 n Glaxo Settles Pricing Suit for $150 Million n Serono Expected to Pay $725 Million n Grassley Grills Roberts on FCA n FEMA and Fraud n Office Depot to Pay $4.75 Million n Body Armor Settlements Begin  September 13, 2005 n PBM Case Settles for $137.5 Million n Recycled Drugs for the Sickest n $71 Million Food Stamp FCA Case n Grassley Has Questions About NY September 07, 2005 n Eisenhower Hospital Pays $8 Million n Audit of NY Anti-Fraud Efforts n Whistling Past the Graveyard n Extreme Accounting August 30, 2005 n Calif. Sues 39 Drug Companies n PhRMA's Distances Itself from "Business" Attack n Michigan Att'y General Wants FCA n Caremark's Eroding Reputation n Look Before You Leap August 23, 2005 n 9th Circuit On Original Source and First to File n Ripping Off Medicaid n Negative Money n A Push-Me Pull-You August 16, 2005 n "PhRMA Strongly Supports the False Claims Act" n $400 M Case Settled for $17.5 M? n Boston's Concrete Problems n Renal Care Gets Subpoena n Ripping Off Medicaid August 9, 2005 n Harvard U. to Pay Over $31 M n Dey Settles in Conn. for $2.5M n Secret Settlements in Virginia n Tobacco vs. Medicare Costs n Medicare Free Fraud Zone?? n Serono Squabbling August 2, 2005 n Not buying it?  Think again. n Grassley and Sensenbrenner Defend FCA n NY "Treatment Center" Nailed for Kickbacks n Nursing Home Fraud Victims n CVS Is Pill Shorting ... Again n Off-label Marketing Investigations July 26, 2005 n The Political Crisis of NY Medicaid Fraud   n Florida Files Third Pharmaceutical Fraud Case n Pharma Lies for Pharma Profits n Johnson & Johnson Marketing Investigation n Pharma Marketing Disclosure in Calif. n Construction Co. to Pay $6.6 M n PricewaterhouseCoopers Settles on $41.9 M July 19, 2005 n What PhRMA doesn't want you to know n Abbott Labs: Fraud Feasor of the Week n A Brief History of “The Lincoln Law" July 12, 2005 n Custer Battles Loses Another Fight n $1,062,000,000 in Nine Months n Waiting for the Serono Settlement n Historical Data on FCA Awards July 5, 2005 n Medicaid Lax at Combating Fraud n Grassley Warns PhRMA n Caremark's Blood Money n Bullet Proof Vests Which Weren't n Homeland Security Fraud n Cornell U. to Pay $4.3 Million n Americhoice to pay $1.6 million June 28, 2005 n Press Release:  Fighting Medicaid Fraud by Drug Manufacturers, Testimony of TAF Education Fund President James Moorman before the Senate Finance Committee June 21, 2005 n Skinning Patients for Medicare Money n Putting the Con in Iraq Contractor n KY Pharmacist Nailed for $10.6 million n Partying With Medicaid Money n General Dynamics in the Crosshairs n Got a Big Case or Just a Good One? June 14, 2005 n Drug Pricing Cases Soaring n Illinois FCA Law Upheld n Philly Hospital to Pay $4.12 Million n How Pfizer Treats Whistleblowers June 9, 2005 n PricewaterhouseCoopers to Pay $41 Million n General Dynamics Sued for Valves In Nuclear Subs n Medco Terrified of Jim Sheehan n Federal Probe of Orbital Sciences n Quest Diagnostics:  A Fraud Feasor With a Track Record May 31, 2005 n Caremark Hit With New Fraud Probe n Caremark Ready to Settle Fraud for $100 Million n Boeing Faces False Claims Act Suit n Mayo Clinic to Pay $6.75 Million n University of Miami to pay $3.89M May 24, 2005 n Hillcrest Horrors n N.Y. Hospital Pay $76.5 M n Tenet Rip-off May Exceed $2 Billion n NYC False Claims Act is Signed n OfficeMax Pays $9.8 Million n Surgery Center Kickbacks n NY Pharmacies Pay $6.75 Million May 17, 2005 n GAO:  $45 Billion in Improper Payments n Is the FBI Ripping-off HCFAC? n Oracle Pays $8 Million n IRS Whistleblower Amendment n The Custer Battles Defense n Podiatrist Convicted of Killing Whistleblower n Nixon Sues Two Drug Makers May 10, 2005 n Texas A.G. Sues 12 Drug Companies n Fraud "As Seen on TV" n The Fleecing of America n Chicago Hospital Suit Leads to Arrests n Marketing-the-Spread Cons n Beth Israel Hospital Case Under Seal? May 3, 2005 n Drug Dealer Economics at Merck n The Litigation Line at Caremark n SAIC Settles Air Force Case n Physician Whistleblowers n NYC False Claims Act Agreement n Obvious Management Problems April 26, 2005 n A Thirteen Dollar Bill? n $725 Million Serono Settlement? n Fraud is a War on the Poor n Illinois Joins Medicaid Case n Big Cases In the Wings n Drug Lobbyists Thick as Ticks n Casper the Friendly Ghost? April 19, 2005 n FY 2005:  $887 Million in 6-Months n United Technologies Faces n Potential $600 Million Liability n U.S. to Join Texas Caremark Suit n Illinois Joins Medicaid Case n U. of Alabama to Pay $3.39 Million April 15, 2005 n FY 2005:  $887 Million In First Six Months April 12, 2005 n Press Release: Good News on Health Care Fraud April 12, 2005 n Comparative Resources:  Florida n Comparative Resources:  United States of America n Fast Facts n Florida False Claims Act Drug Suit n Fresenius Gets Second Subpoena n A Slow Flight to Justice n PharMerica Fraud April 5, 2005 n First Iraq Civil Fraud Case n Gets Green Light from DoJ n Quick, Hide All the Assets n The Seeds of Fraud n The Harvest of Fraud n Tricky Knees & Doctor Kickbacks n Fox in the Chicken House? March 31, 2005 n Follow The Money n First Criminal Trial of Iraq Fraud n Iraq's "Coalition of the Billing" n Combating Shoddy Work n Winking at Fraud in Iraq? March 29, 2005 n Rolling Bombs on the Road? n Gambro Whistleblower Praised n NY, FL, CA Fraud Hunters n Bloomberg Veto Unlikely to Stand n $6.5 Million for Overhead Padding n A War on Fraud? March 22, 2005 n Medicaid Cheats vs. Sick and Poor n DoJ Delay Benefits Caremark n Single Damage for Research Fraud n Grassley Seeks Fraud Fighter Data n NJ Hospital Settles Charges $1.4 M March17, 2005 n Sen. Grassley Seeks True Numbers from DoJ Fraud Fighters March 15, 2005 n Davita Faces New Fraud Probe n Wyeth's "Best Price" Heartburn n Profits from "Charity" Best Price n CMS Weak on Best Price Fraud n Tenet: Lawsuit Rich & Cash Short n Putting the Con in Contractor n City Attorney Whistleblowing n Arleigh-Burke Case Dismissed March 8, 2005 n Texas Team Fights Fraud n Florida Sues Tenet for $1 Billion n Defective Mice Nullify Research n More Troubles for Medco n Is Bloomberg Confused by Staff? n HealthEssentials Bankruptcy March 1, 2005 n Northrop to Pay $62 Million n Grassley and Gonzales on CPA in Iraq n Tenet Case To Be Retried n Burying the Story? n Forbes on the False Claims Act n Friends of TAF Education Fund February 22, 2005 n Novartis to Pay $49.2 M n DoJ Between Iraq and a Hard Spot n FIU to Pay $11.5 Million n FY 2003 HCFAC Report Published n Mylan Under Investigation February 15, 2005 n SAIC Duels With Air Force n Repeal Medicaid Best Price? n Medicare Billed for Faith Hill n Caremark Faces Rising Troubles n Faked Research Kills n Stonewalling on Uniform Fraud n OPI to Pay Nearly $50 Million February 08, 2005 n AIR Force Issues Fraud Alert n Medco May Face Sanctions n TAF Files Amicus In Atkins Case n Illinois Ripped-off On 48 Drugs n Abington Memorial (PA) Set for Trial February 01, 2005 n GE Case Out From Under Seal n CMS Extends Record Keeping n Sen. Grassley & Sen. Cornyn Expect DOJ Changes n DOJ Files Brief in U. of Phoenix Case n King Pharma Settlement Soon n GM Destroyer Case Goes to Trial n Accounting Firm Liable for Fraud January 25, 2005 n Supremes Undecided on Double Taxation n Illinois Investigating Caremark n Grassley Grills Gonzalez n Group Purchasing Organizations January 18, 2005 n First Quarter FY 2005 FCA Recoveries n Quick Summaries of Top 10 Recent FCA Cases January 12, 2005 n Study Shows Medicare Enforcement Saves Money n $8.7 Million E-Rate Settlement n There's Gold In Them Winos n Kindred's Captive Customers n Lockheed Party to Nuke Suit n Whose Statute of Limitations? January 5, 2005 n Kindred Healthcare FCA n HealthSouth Nailed for Systematic Medicare Fraud n CMS Ignored Wheelchair Fraud n The Color of Kickbacks n "Empty Pocket" Fraud Feasors December 28, 2004 n HealthSouth Pays $325 Million n Judge Rejects E-Rate Settlement n King Pharma. Increases Reserve n Tenet Heart Patient Reserve at $395 Million December 21, 2004 n New Chicago False Claims Act n HealthSouth Prepares for Trials n Anatomy of a Contract n Tenet: No Limit to the Hubris n California Law Law Requires Pharma. Compliance n OIG Investigations Net $2 Billion n You Can Help Fight Fraud December 13, 2004 n House Probes Drug Fraud n Whistleblowers Profiled n Gambro Settled on the Cheap? n Bill Would Require Fraud Reports n United Healthcare Pays $3.5 M n Feds Score in Harvard Lawsuit December 6, 2004 n TAF Report: $2.4 Billion is Tip of Drug Fraud Iceberg n Gambro to Pay $350 Million n Medco Allegedly Offered $200 Million Kickback n Hospital Was Overpaid $280 M n TAP to Pay $150 M More n $2.2 M Loma Linda PATH Fraud n Rebate Records Protection n PolyMedica Settles for $35 M November 30, 2004 n Death, Terror and Filth n Pfizer Sales Under Investigation n Doctor Plead Guilty in TAP Cases n Gold Banc to Pay $16 M November 23, 2004 n Gambro Gets Subpoena n McKesson Pays $7.4 M n Custer Battles Case on NPR n Ohio Sues Drug Co. For Fraud n Merck Medco & Vioxx n Doctors Under the Influence November 16, 2004 n PolyMedica Settles for $35 MM n Adventist Settles for $20.3 MM n Custer Battles in the Cross Hairs n More Dialysis Centers Subpoened November 9, 2004 n Washington State Ignored Fraud Reports n Tenet Starts Trial and Hides Losses n Medco on Legal Losing Streak n Dialysis Clinics Under Investigation