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Sept. 12, 2022
Denton Physician Guilty of Over-Prescribing Opioids
A Denton physician has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
Ohio Doctor Pleads Guilty in St. Louis to Telemedicine Kickback Scheme
A doctor from Ohio pleaded guilty Monday to three felony charges and admitted accepting $291,000 in kickbacks from telemedicine companies involved in a nationwide fraud scheme.
Sept. 7, 2022
Colorado Company and Owner Agree to Pay $625,000 for Alleged False Claims Related to Buy American Act Violations
The Department of Justice announced today that Instec Inc. (Instec ), located in Boulder, Colorado, and Dr. Zhong Zou, Instec's owner and president, have agreed to pay $625,000 to resolve allegations that the company and Zou violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with the requirements of the Buy American Act (BAA) when selling scientific instruments to federal agencies and national laboratories.
Sept. 2, 2022
Medical Technology Company President Convicted in $77 Million COVID-19 and Allergy Testing Scheme
A federal jury convicted the president of a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company yesterday of participating in a scheme to mislead investors, commit health care fraud, and pay illegal kickbacks in connection with the submission of over $77 million in false and fraudulent claims for COVID-19 and allergy testing.
Aug. 31, 2022
Global Healthcare Company to Pay $6.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
A global healthcare company has agreed to pay $6.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by selling items to the United States that were manufactured in non~designated countries in violation of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
Aug. 30, 2022
Medical Director Convicted in Health Care Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Texas physician of engaging in a scheme that fraudulently billed TRI CARE, the health care program for uniformed service members, retirees, and their families, for toxicology and genetic tests that were not provided as represented and/or were medically unnecessary.
Philips North America Agrees to Pay $4.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
Philips North America LLC (Philips) has agreed to pay approximately $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it substituted key components of a mobile patient monitoring device called an MP2 that it sold to military purchasers without recertifying the MP2 for military airworthiness.
Florida Lab Owner Charged in $53 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Cancer Screening Tests
A Florida lab owner has been charged with over $50 million in health care fraud related to fraudulent genetic cancer screening tests, Attorney for the United States Lee M. Cortes Jr. announced today. Daniel Hurt, 48, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is charged by information with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He had his initial appearance and arraignment by videoconference today before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court.
Aug. 23, 2022
Cockerell DermatopathologyTo Pay $3.75 Million to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Claims
A Texas dermatopathology clinic has agreed to pay the United States more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent lab claims to TRICARE and by knowingly concealing an obligation to repay the United States, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Aug. 19, 2022
Kansas Brothers Indicted for $3.7 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging two Kansas men with engaging in an alleged healthcare fraud scheme which resulted more than $3.7 million in payments from Medicare and Tricare over a three-year period.