SpineFrontier execs arrested, charged with kickback scheme REUTERS Two executives of Massachusetts spinal implant company SpineFrontier Inc were arrested Tuesday on charges of bribing surgeons to use their products by paying them sham consulting fees, federal prosecutors announced. read more » Fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to start REUTERS
United States Obtains $140 Million in False Claims Act Judgments Against South Carolina Pain Management Clinics, Drug Testing Laboratories and a Substance Abuse Counseling Center DOJ
Connections Community Support Programs Agrees to Judgments of Over $15 Million to Resolve Health Care Fraud and Controlled Substances Allegations DOJ
Prepared Remarks for National Whistleblower Day Celebration SEC Thank you for inviting me to speak at today’s celebration of whistleblowers. Whistleblowers provide a critical public service and duty to our nation.
Government Intervenes in False Claims Act Lawsuits Against Kaiser Permanente Affiliates for Submitting Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes to the Medicare Advantage Program DOJ
3rd Circ. says FCA whistleblower amendment retroactive REUTERS A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said an amendment to the False Claims Act that eased the burden of proof on whistleblowers applies retroactively to any case that was pending when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that the law was designed to address, deepening a circuit split. read more »
Northern Ohio Health System Agrees to Pay Over $21 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Improper Payments to Referring Physicians DOJ