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False Claims Act Update & Alert |
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Taxpayers
Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. |
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 Integris
to Pay $12.2 Million
Integris Baptist Medical
Center, Inc. and Integris Health, Inc. have agreed to
pay the United States $12.2 million to resolve
allegations they violated the False Claims Act by
submitting inflated claims to the Medicare program in
their annual cost reports. >>
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 Larkin to Pay $15.4 Million
Larkin Community Hospital in Miami, and its current and former owners, have agreed to pay $15.4 million to settle federal and Florida civil health care fraud claims. The lawsuit alleged that from 1998 to 1999, patients were admitted to Larkin for medically unnecessary treatment. >> To read more |
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 KBR Pays $8 Million for Balkans
KBR Inc., a unit of Halliburton, has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a False Claims Act case which charged the company with double-billing for providing logistical support to the U.S. Army in the Balkans during 1999 and 2000. The charges concern purchase orders awarded to 10 foreign KBR subcontractors who double-billing for products used in the construction of Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo.>> To read more |
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 Supremes
Hear FCA CaseThe Supreme Court heard arguments in the Rockwell case today. n For background and a complete list of briefs from all sides, see >> Rockwell briefs n For a transcript of the debate see >> Supreme Court web site (Dec. 5 argument) |
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 Captive
Agency of the Year In Washington, D.C. it's hard to make it to the front page of The Washington Post for toadying up to corporations, but Lurita Alexis Doan, the new chief of the U.S. General Services Administration, did so when she compared the Inspector General of her agency to a "terrorist" because of his efforts to combat fraud. GSA manages over $56 billion worth of contracts each year. >> To read more |
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 Blowing the
Whistle On Big OilBobby Maxwell had a sterling 22-year track record as a top auditor within the Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department of Interior until he tried to get the Agency to take action to clamp down on companies cheating the U.S. on royalty payments. The agency rebuffed all efforts to rein in the cheating, so Mr. Maxwell filed suit under the False Claims Act. Within a week of his FCA lawsuit becoming public, Mr. Maxwell was fired from his government job. Now, rather than go to trial, the oil companies are moving to settle the case. No matter how it works out, the U.S. Government will come out a winner, with at least 70% of any settlement going to the U.S. Treasury. >> To read more |
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