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March 27, 2013 General

Tennessee Nursing Home Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $2.7 Million

According to an official announcement by the Department of Justice, a Tennessee nursing home manager and an affiliate have agreed to a settlement of $2.7 million, including accrued interest, in an effort to resolve charges of violating the False Claims Act. The nursing home company, Grace Healthcare LLC, allegedly committed […]
March 26, 2013 General

False Claims Act Lawsuit: Hospice of Arizona to Pay $12 Million Settlement

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it successfully reached a $12 million dollar settlement with Hospice of Arizona L.C., American Hospice Management LLC and their parent corporation, American Hospice Management Holdings LLC. The settlement resolves a False Claims Act (whistleblower) case that alleges Hospice of Arizona knowingly and fraudulently submitted […]
March 25, 2013 General

Extensive Medicare Fraud Investigation Results in a List of Charges for Five Defendants

The Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced that five individuals have been charged for their participation in an elaborate Medicare fraud scheme involving purported home health and psychotherapy services. Court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Michigan revealed that […]
March 22, 2013 General

Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Government was Illegally Billed for Unqualified Security

A Virginia-based defense contractor is now facing charges due to a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. The qui tam lawsuit alleges that the company, Triple Canopy, submitted false claims by hiring unqualified security guards after they were awarded a one-year $10 million contract to provide security in […]
March 21, 2013 General

Whistleblower Exposes Massive Defense Fraud in Faulty Military Satellite Parts Case

In April 2009, the Justice Department announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation, their subsidiary Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corporation, and its predecessor TRW Incorporated agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit for $325 million. The qui tam suit alleged that TRW, which Northrop Grumman acquired in 2002, sold the United States government […]