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DOJ鈥檚 MSO Kickbacks Crackdown Continues with $6M Settlement

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team The Department of Justice recently announced a $6 million settlement from a laboratory CEO, physicians, and marketers who allegedly used management services organizations (鈥淢SOs鈥�) as vehicles for illegal kickback payments.¹听 MSOs are business entities that provide administrative and other services to healthcare providers, but in this case they were allegedly used to...

Two Recent Whistleblower-Initiated Cases Targeting Pandemic Scams Underscore the Government鈥檚 Commitment to Combat Fraud

In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and offered forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses. This emergency relief was intended to help businesses with applicable expenses during the pandemic.

How Businesses Attempted to Defraud the Government During COVID-19

Many businesses used this time as an opportunity to defraud the...

Two Dermatology Providers To Pay $847K+ To Resolve Medicare Coding Fraud Claims For Wound Care Under the False Claims Act

By the Constantine Cannon听Whistleblower Team Forefront Dermatology S.C. (鈥�Forefront鈥�) and Henghold Surgery Center LLC (鈥�Henghold Surgery Center鈥�) will pay $847,394 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting falsely coded claims to Medicare for wound repairs.

The Dermatology Providers and the Procedures Allegedly Performed

Forefront owns and operates Henghold Dermatology,...

DOJ Continues False Claims Act Crusade Against Cybersecurity Violations: More Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Wanted

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/psbWiTnAtTU[/embed] By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Thursday (July 31), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement of two False Claims Act cases involving cybersecurity fraud.听 The first, against California-based Illumina Inc., involved allegations the company sold federal agencies certain genomic sequencing systems with cybersecurity...

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Pay $8.1M For Alleged False Claims Act Violations Related to Misuse of Pandemic Relief Funds

By the听91pornWhistleblower Team Delta Air Lines will pay $8,100,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by giving compensation to corporate officers and employees that surpassed monetary limits the company agreed to in 2020. This was part of the Department of the Treasury鈥檚 Payroll Support Program (PSP) that placed compensation caps for employees of participating companies.

Q Link Wireless Carrier To Pay $110M For Defrauding Government Program To Support Low Income Cell Phone Needs

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Monday (July 28), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Florida-based telecommunications provider Q Link Wireless and its owner Issa Asad agreed to pay roughly $110 million to settle criminal and civil charges of violating the False Claims Act by defrauding the FCC鈥檚 Lifeline Program.¹

Q Link's Fraud Against the Lifeline Program

The Lifeline Program...

Berg Companies, Inc. To Pay $3.3M To Settle False Claims Act Claims For Alleged Bid Rigging On Government Contracts

The government continues its efforts to enforce the False Claims Act when it comes to claims of bid rigging and government contracting fraud. 听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

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.^听1听 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

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.听 Hill鈥檚 payout would have been higher but for the...

Health Wealth Will Pay $1.29M to Resolve Whistleblower-Initiated False Claims Act Lawsuit

By the听91pornWhistleblower Team Georgia-based Health Wealth Safe, Inc. (Health Wealth) and its owner, Dr. Subodh Agrawal, have agreed to pay $1.29 million to settle allegations that they knowingly caused the submission of false claims to Medicare.

Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee

This lawsuit was brought under the whistleblower or qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) by a...