Civil Division Press Releases for 2006
December 29 | U.S. Files Suit Against John Torkelsen, Richard Propper, Daniel Beharry, & Sovereign Bank Alleging Fraud of $32 Million Against the Small Business Administration |
November 30 | Miami Hospital Pays $15.4 Million to Resolve Fraud Case for Kickbacks & Medically Unnecessary Treatments |
November 29 | Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR) to Pay $8 Million to Settle Allegations of Fraud |
November 21 |
Justice Department Recovers Record $3.1 Billion in Fraud and False Claims in Fiscal Year 2006 |
October 11 | Atlanta-based Insurance Services Firm to Pay $1.36 Million for Allegedly Overbilling the Government |
October 5 |
American Medical Response Pays $9 Million to Settle Civil Fraud Case |
September 26 | Horizon West Inc. & Horizon West Healthcare Inc. to Pay U.S. $14.7 Million for False Claims to Medicare |
September 11 |
United States Joins Suit Against Dey |
August 31 | Workforce Central Florida & Workforce Central Florida Foundation to Pay $3.4 Million to Settle Grant Fraud Allegations |
August 18 | Beverly Enterprises Inc. to Pay $20 Million for False Claims by Former Subsidiary |
August 17 | Louisiana Medical Center to Pay United States $3.8 Million to Settle Allegations of Fraud |
August 3 |
Age Refining to Pay United States $9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations |
August 2 |
Houston-based Egl Inc. Pays United States $4 Million; Allegedly Inflated Costs for Iraq Military Cargo Shipments |
July 21 | GE & Two Subcontractors Pay $11.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Selling Defective Aircraft Parts to Defense Department |
July 18 |
Marion County Medical Center to Pay U.S. $3.75 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations |
July 18 | Medtronic to Pay United States $40 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations |
July 13 |
Mario Gabelli & Affiliate Companies Pay U.S. $130 Million for Allegedly Defrauding FCC |
July 13 |
Odyssey Healthcare to Pay U.S. $12.9 Million to Resolve Hospice Fraud Case |
July 30 |
Boeing to Pay United States Record $615 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations |
July 29 | Tenet Healthcare Corporation to Pay U.S. more than $900 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations |
July 27 | AT&T Agrees to Pay the United States $2.9 Million to Settle Allegations of Contracting Fraud |
July 27 | State of Indiana & ITS Intelenet Commission Agree to Pay U.S. over $8.2 Million to Settle False Claims Involving E-Rate Program |
July 15 |
Honeywell International Inc. to Pay United States $2.6 Million for Violating the False Claims Act |
July 15 | Largest Health Care System in New Jersey to Pay U.S. $265 Million to Resolve Allegations of Defrauding Medicare |
May 31 | Farmers Exchange Bancorp. to Pay United States $2.1 Million to Settle Allegations of Loan Fraud |
May 18 |
United States Intervenes in Suit Against Abbott Laboratories Inc. |
April 27 |
York County, Pennsylvania to Pay U.S. $16 Million for Inflating Immigrant Detention Figures |
March 28 | Insight Public Sector, Inc. Pays U.S. $1 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations |
February 10 |
Corporate Express Pays United States $5.02 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations |
February 9 |
Minnesota-Based Home Health Care Chain Pays U.S. $8 Million to Settle Civil Fraud Allegations |