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 McKesson
to Pay $13.25 MillionMcKesson Corp, has agreed to pay $13.25 million to settle charges it did not report to the DEA the sale of suspicious amounts of controlled substances sold to pharmacies in Florida, Colorado, Texas, Utah, California and Maryland. >> To read more |
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 CoxHealth
Floats a NumberCoxHealth Systems says it may be close to reaching a $60 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice on charges the company upcoded and billed for services never performed. However, the company admits negotiations are far from over. >> To read more |
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 Magical
MillionsThey used to call it "blue lights, smoke and mirrors, but now it's called "optics and nanotechnology." Or at least that's what James Withers and Raouf Loufty said they were selling the U.S. Government when they created a fake company and used forged signatures to obtain millions of dollars in government contracts. >> To read more |
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 Wackenhut Under the GlassAn audit shows that the Wackenhut Corporation overbilled Miami-Dade Transit more than $2 million a year for three-years for work its security guards did not actually perform. Dade County says Wackenhut has 90 days to respond to the findings and repay the county up to $6.2 million or risk having the contract cancelled on an emergency basis. >> To read more |
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 FBI
Raids Whistleblower OfficeA dozen FBI agents raided the office and home of Scott Bloch, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which is in charge of protecting federal employees who blow the whistle on malfeasance in government. The reason for the raid: Bloch himself is accused of repeatedly obstructing an investigation into improper retaliation against employees and of dismissing whistleblower cases without adequate examination. >> To read more |
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