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91pornPartner Gordon Schnell Quoted in Bloomberg and Law360 On Zafirov Appeal of False Claims Act Constitutionality

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Friday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held argument on the Constitutionality of the whistleblower (or qui tam) provisions of the False Claims Act.  These are the provisions of the Civil War era statute that authorizes private parties to bring lawsuits on behalf of the Government against those that defraud the Government.  Over the past few decades, the...

Mindpath Pays $1.9M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Healthcare Fraud

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last week (December 2), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that North Carolina’s largest behavioral practice Mindpath Care Centers -- along with its former officers Jeff Williams, Abigail Sheriff, and Sarah Williams -- paid $1.9 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare for Psychotherapy and medication...

Swiss Automation is the Latest to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Cybersecurity Fraud

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Friday (December 5), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Illinois-based Swiss Automation Inc. agreed to pay roughly $420,000 to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by failing to provide proper cybersecurity protections for its machine parts drawings for Department of Defense (DOD) prime contractors.[1]  The settlement is just the latest...

Georgia Man Sentenced for $24 Million Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team On December 2, Georgia-based Patrick C. Moore Jr. was sentenced to 46 months in prison and required to pay more than $7.2 million in restitution for his involvement in a scheme that involved paying and receiving illegal kickbacks to persuade Medicare beneficiaries to undergo unnecessary genetic testing.[1]

Patrick C. Moore’s Alleged Kickback Scheme

Court documents...

Harman International Pays $11.8M for Evading Customs Duties -- DOJ's Latest False Claims Act Customs Fraud Settlement

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Wednesday (November 26), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Harman International Industries, Inc. -- a leading audio electronics company for automakers -- agreed to pay roughly $11.8 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by evading antidumping and countervailing duties on aluminum goods from China.[1]  It is just the latest in a...

DOJ Settles Flurry of False Claims Act Cases Following Government Reopening -- But Where Are the Whistleblowers?

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team The Department of Justice (DOJ) wasted no time in getting back to business in fraud enforcement following the end of the longest Government Shutdown in history.  In the two weeks following the Grand Reopening on November 12, DOJ settled close to 20 False Claims Act cases involving a wide array of defendants.

What Has DOJ's Recent Burst of False Claims Act Settlements...

Horizon Healthcare Pays Record $100M to Settle NJ False Claims Act Charges Brought By Whistleblowers

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Friday (November 14), New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced that Horizon Healthcare Services (known as Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey) agreed to pay $100 million to settle charges of violating the New Jersey False Claims Act.¹  The settlement centers around allegations that Horizon systematically overcharged the State on its contract...

Mail Order Pharmacy Owner Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks and Fraudulent Billing

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team On September 26, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced that California resident Andrew Do agreed to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act through illegal kickbacks and fraudulent billing practices at his three mail order pharmacies.

Do’s Pharmacies

From January 2016 through December 2020, Do owned and operated three mail...

Semler Scientific and Bard Pay $37 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Defrauding Medicare -- With Two Whistleblowers Leading the Charge

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Friday (September 26), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Semler Scientific and its former distributor Bard Peripheral Vascular agreed to pay a combined $37 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act.¹  The allegations center around their sale and distribution of the FloChec and QuantaFlo devices used to diagnose peripheral arterial...

Bayonne Drydock Pays $4M To Settle False Claims Act Charges of Using Unauthorized Employees on Federal Contracts

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Thursday (September 18), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that New Jersey-based Bayonne Drydock and Repair Corporation agreed to pay roughly $4 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by using unauthorized foreign citizens on various United States Navy contracts.¹

DOJ Claimed Breach of E-Verify Provisions

Bayonne Drydock has multiple...