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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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 DRA Mandated FCA
Education Nursing Homes magazine asks: "Is your staff training geared up for the DRA?" The magazine notes that "A key element of Deficit Reduction Act compliance is staff training and education" on the False Claims Act. Providers that bill Medicaid more than $5 million a year may be liable under the False Claims Act if they do not educate their employees about the federal anti-fraud law and detail to their employees the company compliance policies. >> To read more |
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 Pepsi Faces FCA Lawsuit According to a whistleblower lawsuit, the Pepsi company imported more than $1.59 billon of soft drink concentrate from Ireland from January 20, 2004 through March 9, 2005 under an improper import classification. The goal of the company was to avoid more than $101 million in import duties. >> To read the complaint |
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 Sovereign
Bancorp Faces the FCA
The Justice
Department has sued Sovereign Bancorp. Inc. and three
venture capital investors, accusing them of defrauding a
Small Business Administration program of $32 million.
DoJ
alleges the bank overstated the assets of a venture capital
fund in order to help it get funding from the SBA.
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 Acute
Care Co. to Pay $7.5 MillionSCCI Health Services Corp. has paid the federal government $7.5 million to settle allegations of fraudulent Medicare claims and Stark violations. Whistleblowers, Daryl Kaczymarczyk, Patricia Rocha, Michelle Pate, Michael Brigle and Theresa Taylor shared $1.7 million of the settlement. >> To read more |
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 TN
Heart Co. Settles All SidesA group of 42 cardiologists with East Tennessee Heart Consultants (ETHC) has agreed to pay $2.9 million in civil fraud claims and restitution. The relators and their attorneys will split $334,000 in awards and fees; the United States will collect $1,498,896; the State of Tennessee $201,104; $1,043,629 will go 11,220 patients; and $167,449 will go to private insurance companies. >> To read more |
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