Year: 2005

A joint venture of engineering and construction companies has agreed to pay the United States $24.75 million to settle allegations that the firms violated the False Claims Act. The government asserted...

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels signed the False Claims and Whistleblower Protection Act, making Indiana the fifteenth state to allow private citizens to blow the whistle on fraud against the state. The...

A qui tam suit filed by a former Wackenhut employee accuses the firm of billing Miami-Dade County for “phantom” security work that was never performed. The suit accuses Wackenhut of overcharging...

AdminiStar Federal, a subsidiary of Anthem Insurance Companies, has agreed to pay $6 million to resolve charges that it interfered with Medicare evaluations and overcharged Medicare. The company provides...

GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to $150 million to settle allegations it overcharged the government for two antinausea drugs. This is the latest in a series of suits brought by whistle-blowers against drug...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Providian Financial Corp., one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers, and Total System Services Inc., a processor of credit card payments, have agreed to pay the government...

TransTechnology, a manufacturer of lifting devices for civilian and military aircraft, has announced the settlement of a False Claims Act suit that alleged that it made false certifications to the United...

AdvancePCS, a subsidiary of Caremark RX, has agreed to pay $137.5 million to resolve a civil suit that alleged it solicited and received kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturers and paid kickbacks to...

Eisenhower Medical Center has paid the federal government $8 million in settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit, which alleged the southern California hospital fraudulently overbilled Medicare and other...

The Medicaid fraud suit against Caremark, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, could have damages in excess of $500 million, according to a newly expanded whistleblower suit. Five...