Nov. 8, 2017

Mercer Transportation Company Agrees To Pay $4.4 Million To Resolve Alleged Violations Of The False Claims Act

G. F. “Pete” Peterman, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced today a civil settlement with trucking company Mercer Transportation Company, Inc. (Mercer). Mercer has agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for payment related to shipments originating at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, that were obtained by bribery of Government officials from 2006 through 2012.

Nov. 8, 2017

Owner Of Defense Contracting Firm Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Paying Bribes To Civilian Employee At Aberdeen Proving Ground

Baltimore, Maryland – On November 7, 2017, United States District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Rainier Ramos, age 50, of Bel Air, Maryland, to two years in prison, including a 12-month period of home confinement, followed by three years of supervised release for bribery in connection with his duties at the U.S. Army Public Health Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Judge Bennett also ordered Ramos to pay a money judgment of at least $33,000, and pay restitution in the full amount of the victim’s losses, $2,215,779.

Nov. 6, 2017

Owner of Florida Pharmacy Pleads Guilty in $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme; Real Properties, Cars and a 50-Foot Boat Will Be Forfeited

The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, pleaded guilty today for his role in the scheme. Seven other individuals have previously pleaded guilty in connection to the scheme. Various real properties, cars and a 50-foot boat will be forfeited as part of the guilty pleas.

Oct. 30, 2017

Pain Management Physician Convicted On Charges Of Accepting Kickbacks And Submitting Fraudulent Bills For Anesthesia Services

Baltimore, Maryland – On October 27, 2017, following a thirteen-day trial, a federal jury convicted Atif Babar Malik, age 48, of Germantown, Maryland, on 26 felony counts arising from two criminal schemes that involved referring patients’ urine toxicology specimens to a New Jersey diagnostic testing lab in return for $1.376 million in kickbacks and fraudulently billing for anesthesia services provided in connection with spinal nerve block injections. Malik was convicted on one count of conspiracy to violate the federal Anti-Kickback Act and the Travel Act; 12 counts of violating the Anti-Kickback Act; three counts of violating the Travel Act; six counts of health care fraud; and three counts of making false entries in patients’ medical records.

Oct. 26, 2017

Founder and Owner of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested and Charged with Racketeering

BOSTON – The founder and majority owner of Insys Therapeutics Inc., was arrested today and charged with leading a nationwide conspiracy to profit by using bribes and fraud to cause the illegal distribution of a Fentanyl spray intended for cancer patients experiencing breakthrough pain.

Oct. 25, 2017

Supervisory Pharmacist of New England Compounding Center Convicted of Racketeering Leading to Nationwide Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

BOSTON – Glenn Chin, the supervisory pharmacist of New England Compounding Center (NECC) was convicted today by a federal jury of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud, and false labeling in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.

Oct. 24, 2017

U.S. Attorney Charges NW Alabama Compounding Pharmacy Sales Representative in Prescription Fraud Conspiracy

BIRMINGHAM – The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged a fourth sales representative for a Haleyville, Ala.,-based compounding pharmacy for participating in a conspiracy to generate prescriptions and defraud health care insurers and prescription drug administrators out of tens of millions of dollars in 2015.

Oct. 16, 2017

Government Contractor Pays $2.6M to Settle False Claims Act Suit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Triple Canopy, Inc. (Triple Canopy), located in Reston, has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle civil False Claims Act allegations that the company submitted false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq.

Oct. 13, 2017

Jacksonville Cardiovascular Practice Agrees To Pay More Than $440,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations For Failing To Reimburse Government Health Care Programs

Jacksonville, FL – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that First Coast Cardiovascular Institute, P.A. (“FCCI”) has agreed to pay $448,821.58 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly delaying repayment of more than $175,000 in overpayments owed to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Oct. 11, 2017

Former Military Contractor Found Guilty of Fraud Charges

Danville, VIRGINIA – The former owner and chief executive officer of an armored vehicle company with offices in Danville and Canada, was found guilty yesterday evening in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville of all federal charges levied against him, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.