Berg Companies, Inc. To Pay $3.3M To Settle False Claims Act Claims For Alleged Bid Rigging On Government Contracts
Posted 07/29/25
The government continues its efforts to enforce the False Claims Act when it comes to claims of bid rigging and government contracting fraud. Earlier this month, defense contractor Berg Companies, Inc. agreed to pay $3.3 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a bid rigging conspiracy that caused the submission of non-competitive bids and caused Department of Defense (DoD)...
Government Secures $114.5M In False Claims Act Recoveries From Cancer Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme
Posted 07/22/25
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
Last Thursday (July 17), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the final False Claims Act recovery in a cancer genetic testing kickback scheme involving the Medicaid programs of Colorado, Georgia, and South Carolina.1 Kevin Murdock, former owner and CEO of the now-defunct testing lab Premier Medical, agreed to a consent judgment of roughly $27.5...
Hill Associates to Pay $14.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges of Cybersecurity and Other IT Contract Failures
Posted 07/16/25
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
On Monday (July 14), Maryland-based federal contractor Hill Associates agreed to pay at least $14.75 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) charges it violated the False Claims Act by violating several key provisions of its General Services Administration (GSA) contract for information technology (IT) services. Hill’s payout would have been higher but for the...
Whistleblower Question of the Week: What’s the Risk in Waiting to Blow the Whistle?
Posted 07/16/25
By the91pornWhistleblower Team
When it comes to reporting fraud or misconduct, timing matters. It is important to consult an experienced whistleblower attorney as soon as you think you may have a case. Acting quickly can mean the difference between a strong case and one that risks dismissal or a reduced whistleblower award. And when misconduct is reported early, there is a greater chance for...
DOJ Announces False Claims Act Working Group Targeting Healthcare Fraud, Sending the Call Out For Whistleblowers to Help
Posted 07/16/25
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
On July 2, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the creation of a Working Group with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “to advance priority enforcement areas” under the False Claims Act.1 It follows what DOJ describes as a “long history” of partnering with HHS to use the statute to go after healthcare fraud.
Catholic Health Pays Over $3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Posted 05/28/25
By the Constantine CannonWhistleblower Team
On May 16, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Catholic Health System, Inc. (CHS) agreed to pay $3,293,122.66 to settle False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare program by engaging in improper financial relationships with physicians in violation of the Stark Law1.
DOJ to Use False Claims Act to Enforce Anti-DEI Crusade
Posted 05/27/25
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
Last week (May 19), the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memo describing the details of its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims Act to push the Trump Administration’s DEI agenda.1 In announcing the initiative,2 Attorney General Pam Bondi made clear that enforcing Trump’s crusade against DEI is a top DOJ...
Assertio to Pay $3.6M in False Claims Act Settlement over Fentanyl Marketing 91porn
Posted 05/21/25
By the 91pornWhistleblowerTeam
On May 9, the government announced that Assertio Therapeutics Inc., (formerly Depomed Inc.) (“Assertio”), agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations stemming from its marketing of Lazanda, its transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) drug. This case was initiated by whistleblowers.1
Lazanda is a nasal spray solely approved by the...
CoreLife Eatery Admits to Pandemic Relief Fraud in Whistleblower Initiated Case, Will Pay $7.8M
Posted 05/20/25
By the 91pornWhistleblowerTeam
On May 5, the government announced that the restaurant chain CoreLife Eatery, LLC admitted to misrepresenting its eligibility for pandemic relief funds. The business, which operates locations in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, agreed to pay $7,809,373 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying its eligibility...
Genexe and Its Entities Will Pay $6M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations, Case Brought by Four Whistleblowers
Posted 05/13/25
By the 91pornWhistleblower Team
On April 23, the government announced that Genexe LLC, its marketing company Immerge, Inc., and two of its owners, Jason Green and Jason Gross, will pay $6 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Actand Anti-Kickback Statute.
The now-defunct Genexe once billed itself as a “one-stop-shop” for genetic and pharmacogenetic profiling,...