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DOJ FY 2020 Year in Review and Looking Forward to FY 2021
Recently, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its annual report regarding False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for…
Biogen Settles False Claims Act Allegations with the DOJ
At the end of last year, Biogen, Inc. reached a $22 million settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
DOJ Announces National Rapid Response Strike Force
Earlier this year, at the same time the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest health care fraud and…
Cancer Researcher Sentenced to One Year, One Day for Government Fund Theft
On October 6, 2020, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced a prison sentence in the case of…
Wheeling Hospital Agrees to Pay $50 Million to Settle Stark Law, AKS…
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Wheeling Hospital, Inc. agreed to pay $50 million to resolve…
Pennsylvania Medical Assistant Pleads Guilty to Involvement in Kickback…
On October 20, 2020, Shanelyn Kennedy, a medical assistant from Scranton, Pennsylvania, pled guilty to one count of conspiring to…
Merit Medical to Pay $18 Million Over False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback…
In mid-October 2020, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (MMSI) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company violated…
Gilead Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $97 Million
Recently, Gilead Sciences, Inc. reached a settlement agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve…
Mallinckrodt’s $275 Million in Settlements Results in Filing for Bankruptcy
Violations of healthcare fraud and abuse laws are under much scrutiny and not taken lightly by the government. In recent years,…
Medtronic Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $9.2 Million Includes…
Last week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $9.21 million settlement with Medtronic USA Inc., based on…