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IRS places Captive Insurance Companies on the list of the “Dirty Dozen”
Each year the IRS publishes a list of the “Dirty Dozen” tax scams. The list is intended to warn taxpayers against common and trending tax scams. The complete list for 2015 can be found by clicking here. The 2015 list includes the improper use of captive insurance companies to shelter income from the IRS…. Read More »
Education Company Agrees to Settle Five Qui Tam Cases
According to the Department of Justice, a for-profit education company based in Baltimore, Maryland, Education Affiliates (“EA”), has agreed to settle five qui tam cases alleging the company submitted fraudulent claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the False Claims Act. According to EA’s website, it offers post-secondary education programs at… Read More »
Helpful Whistleblower Decision from D.C. Circuit
On June 23, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a helpful decision for qui tam whistleblowers in U.S. ex rel Heath v. AT&T, Inc., Case No. 14– 7094, 2015 WL 3852180 (D.C. Cir. 2015). The issue concerns the level of factual detail that a whistleblower must… Read More »
Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown in Justice Department History
According to the Justice Department, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force conducted a nationwide operation in 17 cities this week. The sweep resulted in criminal charges against 243 individuals for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud schemes involving over $700 million in false billings to government healthcare programs. Forty-six (46) of the individuals were doctors,… Read More »
Children’s Hospital Agrees to Settle Qui Tam Case
According to the Department of Justice, Children’s Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliated entities (collectively “CNMC”) have agreed to settle a pending qui tam lawsuit in which the federal government intervened. The entities will pay $12.9 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. According to its website,… Read More »
Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers Settle False Claims Act
According to the Justice Department, Orbit Medical, Inc. and Rehab Medical, Inc. have agreed to settle allegations that Orbit violated the False Claims Act. Orbit is a durable medical equipment supplier based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rehab, a partial successor of Orbit, is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to the government, in 2010,… Read More »
UPS Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
According to the Department of Justice, United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) has agreed to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in connection with contracts to deliver packages for next day delivery. The Justice Department alleged that UPS knowingly concealed that it had not complied with its delivery guarantees in… Read More »
Hospital Agrees to Settle Kickback Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Westchester County Health Care Corporation d/b/a Westchester Medical Center (“WMC”) has agreed to settle allegations first raised by a whistleblower that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act. According to the U.S. Attorney for New York, WMC will pay $18.8 million… Read More »
PharMerica Will Pay $31.5 Million to Settle Qui Tam Suit
The Department of Justice announced that PharMerica Corporation, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, will pay $31.5 million to settle allegations in a qui tam suit that PharMerica violated the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act. PharMerica is a long-term care pharmacy that dispenses prescription medications to residents of nursing homes and skilled nursing… Read More »
Ambulance Companies Settle False Claims Act Case
The Department of Justice announced that five ambulance companies in California have agreed to collectively pay $11.5 million to settle allegations in a whistleblower’s qui tam complaint that they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the exchange of anything of value in an effort to induce the… Read More »