False Claims Act Update & Alert
	Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. | WWW.TAF.ORG           July 7, 2009
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		Subscribe to this FREE Newsletter Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz n TAF Home Page n Previous Newsletters n Email editor   Please take a moment to forward this FREE electronic newsletter to others that might be interested!	DoJ Joins Suit Against SAIC The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a False Claims Act lawsuit against SAIC, one of America's largest defense contractors.  DoJ says SAIC conspired with federal officials to rig a $3.2 billion technology contract at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and tried to cover up the scheme by destroying documents and electronic records.  SAIC is on the hook for three times the $116 million already paid under the contract. >> To read more
			Massive DME Fraud Scheme Jose Luis Perez, of Golden Beach, FL, and Reinaldo Guerra, of Miami, have been indicted on charges of durable medical equipment (DME) fraud and aggravated identity theft in a scheme that billed Medicare for $179 million in fraudulent DME claims.  Perez and Guerra owned and operated 21 corporations that were involved in the scheme, and managed to collect more $56 million from the fraud.  >> To read more
			Yale Hospital Pays $3 Million Yale-New Haven Hospital has agreed to repay more than $3 million to the U.S. Government for billing Medicare  for unnecessary hospital admissions related to non-invasive "Gamma Knife" radiation procedures.  >> To read more
			Beazer to Pay Many Millions Beazer Homes has agreed to pay the U.S. Government $5 million for fraudulent mortgage origination activities in connection with federally insured mortgages.  In addition, the company will set aside up to $48 million to be shared with victimized private homeowners.  In May, Beazer agreed to pay $30.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegations it misled shareholders about its mortgage-lending practices. >> To read more
			LSU Pay $700,000 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport will pay more than $700,000 to settle charges it defrauded Medicare by billing for medical services that were never provided by teaching physicians.  >> To read more
			An SEC  Whistleblower Program? David Kotz, the Inspector General for the Securities and Exchange Commission says his agency should create a “bounty” program, similar to the False Claims Act, in order to get more whistleblowers to come forward.  Kotz noted that similar programs by DoJ and the IRS had been effective, while the current anemic system in place at the SEC had not.  >> To read more
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