False Claims Act Update & Alert
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. | WWW.TAF.ORG
August 14, 2007
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Crane Settles for $7.6 Million
Crane, a government contractor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, has settled a False Claims Act lawsuit for $7.6 million in which the company was charged with selling substandard valves to the U.S. Navy that were not properly inspected, which corroded, and which were made with foreign metals. >>
D.C. Migrant Farm Workers?
The Feds are threatening to bring a False Claims Act lawsuit against the Washington, D.C. school system which, it is alleged, has taken millions of dollars to educate children of migrants and fishermen that do not actually exist in the school system. >> To read more
Mortgage Fraud Hits the Fan
CIT Group Inc. has seen its stock fall like a rock in the last few weeks -- and that's before the company, one of the nation's largest independent lending companies, announced that the state of California is investigating accounts purchased from a third-party vendor. >> To read more
Suit Against Iasis Unsealed
For the second time in as many weeks, a court has unsealed a False Claims Act lawsuit because the U.S. Government has been unable to investigate in a timely fashion. The latest case involves Iasis Healthcare, which reportedly paid a wide variety of kickbacks to doctors and billed for medically unnecessary services. >> To read more
Parkway to Pay $1 Million
Parkway Hospital of Forest Hills, New York, has agreed to pay over $1 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit in which it is alleged the hospital inflated Medicare cost reports. >> To read more
Teradata Data Warehousing Under Investigation
Teradata Data Warehousing is under investigation for possible fraud as it relates to computer pricing in a federal contract. The case may involve GSA. >> To read more