Jan. 4, 2023

Man Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Visa Fraud Conspiracies

A Georgia man pleaded guilty today for his roles in two bribery conspiracies -one related to U.S. government reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan and one related to a U.S. Department of State visa fraud scheme.

Dec. 21, 2022

Two Biotech Firms And Their Co- Founder To Pay $10 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Mischarging Federal Grants

Two biotechnology companies and their co-founder will pay more than $10 million to the United States to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that they engaged in improper billing to federal grants, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Special Agent in Charge Steven J. Ryan of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), Special Agent in Charge L. Scott Moreland of the Major Procurement Fraud Field Office of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID), and Special Agent in Charge Bryan Denny of the Western Field Office of the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS).

Dec. 20, 2022

Advanced Bionics LLC to Pay Over $12 Million for Alleged False Claims for Cochlear Implant Processors

Advanced Bionics LLC, a Valencia, California-based manufacturer of cochlear implant system devices, has agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve allegations that it misled federal health care programs regarding the radio-frequency (RF) emissions generated by some of its cochlear implant processors.

Dec. 20, 2022

Cardiac Monitoring Companies to Pay More than $44.8 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability Relating to Services Performed by Offshore Technicians

Bio Telemetry, Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet, LLC, both headquartered in Pennsylvania ( collectively, "Bio Telemetry"), have agreed to pay $44,875,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to Medicare, TRICARE, the Veterans Health Administration, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program for heart monitoring tests that were performed, in part, outside the United States, and in many cases by technicians who were not qualified to perform such tests.

Dec. 20, 2022

United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods

The United States Attorney's Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle&'. Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island textile manufacturing company that supplies products to the U.S. military, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.