October 11, 2005
Firms to pay nearly $25 million in Amtrak fraud
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...
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October 06, 2005
Indiana enacts False Claims Act
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...
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October 01, 2005
Security firm overbilled Miami-Dade County, suit says
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...
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September 24, 2005
Medicare contractor will pay $6 million for overcharging government
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...
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September 23, 2005
Glaxo will pay $150 million to settle drug price fraud suit
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...
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September 12, 2005
TransTechnology settles False Claims Act suit for $1.1 million
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...
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September 08, 2005
Pharmacy benefit manager will pay $137.5 million to resolve fraud allegations
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...
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September 01, 2005
Eisenhower Med. Center pays $8 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit
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...
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August 30, 2005
Whistleblower suit against Caremark expands
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...
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August 26, 2005
California sues drug makers on behalf of Medi-Cal
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed suit against 39 pharmaceutical companies, alleging they manipulated prices to artificially increase the reimbursement rate paid by the state’s Medicad...
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