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Civil Division Press Releases for 2010

December 7 Kos Pharmaceuticals to Pay More Than $41 Million to Resolve Kickback and Off-Label Promotion Allegations
December 7 Pharmaceutical Manufacturers to Pay $421.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Cases
November 24, 2010 Florida-based Medicare Advantage Plan Owners & Primary Care Provider Agree to Pay $22.6 Million to Settle Claims of Falsifying Diagnoses
November 24, 2010 Philadelphia-based CDI Corporation Settles False Claims Act Allegations
November 22, 2010 Department of Justice Recovers $3 Billion in False Claims Cases in Fiscal Year 2010
November 19, 2010 Two Michigan Construction Firms to Pay More Than $1.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims
November 17, 2010 Four Student Aid Lenders Settle False Claims Act Suit for Total of $57.75 Million
November 10, 2010 Virginia Contractor and Its President to Pay United States to Settle Allegations of Falsely Obtaining Hubzone Contract
November 9, 2010 St. Joseph Medical Center in Maryland to Pay U.S. $22 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
November 9, 2010 Pharmaceutical Company Lawyer Charged with Obstruction and Making False Statements
October 29, 2010 Rocky Mountain Instrument to Pay U.S. $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
October 29, 2010 Maryland Contractors and Their President to Pay United States for Falsely Obtaining Hubzone and SBA 8(a) Contracts
October 26, 2010 GlaxoSmithKline to Plead Guilty & Pay $750 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability Regarding Manufacturing Deficiencies at Puerto Rico Plant
October 20, 2010 California-based Mailing Firms to Pay $4.2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Underpayment of Postage
October 4, 2010 Bank to Pay $2.2 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims to Small Business Administration
September 30, 2010 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. to Pay More Than $420 Million to Resolve Off-label Promotion and Kickback Allegations
September 20, 2010 Southern California Medical Center to Pay U.S. $2.2 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
September 15, 2010 Drug Maker Forest Pleads Guilty; To Pay More Than $313 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and False Claims Act Allegations
September 1, 2010 Allergan Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $600 Million to Resolve Allegations of Off-Label Promotion of Botox®
August 30, 2010 Hewlett-Packard Agrees To Pay The United States $55 Million To Settle Allegations Of Fraud
August 20, 2010 Dominion & Marathon Oil to Pay $6.9 Million to Resolve Allegations of Royalty Underpayments from American Indian and Federal Lands
July 29, 2010 Georgia Defense Contractor and Its President to Pay $750,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
July 29, 2010 United States Files Complaint Against Oracle Alleging Contract Fraud
July 27, 2010 U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Medical Center and Physician; Allegedly Submitted Claims for Worthless Services to Federal Health Care Programs
June 17, 2010 United States Files Claims Against Feed Dealers in USDA Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative Fraud Case
June 15, 2010 Two U.S. Citizens Arrested in Costa Rica in Connection with Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
June 15, 2010 Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Two Ohio Hospitals, and Physician Group to Pay $2.6 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
June 9, 2010 United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations with Cochlear Americas for $880,000
June 4, 2010 New York City Ambulance Companies Pay U.S. $2.85 Million to Resolve Claims for Fraudulent Medicare Appeals
June 4, 2010 Heart Device Manufacturer in Minnesota and Hospitals in Ohio & Kentucky to Pay Nearly $4 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
May 27, 2010
May 26, 2010 Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. to Pay Total of $16.5 Million for Overcharging the United States
May 21, 2010 The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Christ Hospital to Pay $108 Million for Violating Anti-Kickback Statute and Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid
May 17, 2010 Nine Hospitals in Seven States to Pay U.S. More Than $9.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty
May 6, 2010 New York Small Business Lender to Pay U.S. $26.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
May 5, 2010 U.S. Intervenes in Suit Against KBR and Panalpina Alleging Kickbacks Under the False Claims Act
May 4, 2010 Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics to Pay More Than $72 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Concerning TOBI
April 29, 2010
April 29, 2010 Schwarz Pharma Pays $22 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations Concerning Reimbursement for Unapproved Drugs
April 27, 2010 Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million for Off-label Drug Marketing
April 19, 2010 U.S. Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Florida-Based Drug Compounding Lab
April 14, 2010 Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Operator Sentenced to 115 Months in Prison by Miami Judge
April 12, 2010 Wyoming Used Car Dealer Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Odometer Tampering Fraud Scheme
April 7, 2010 Stephen Schultz Sentenced in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
April 7, 2010 Learning Tree International Inc. Agrees to Pay $4.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Improper Billing Practices and Retention of Federal Funds
April 5, 2010 Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Pleads Guilty for Not Reporting Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA
April 5, 2010 Mobil Oil Companies to Pay U.S. $32.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Underpayment of Royalties from American Indian and Federal Lands
April 5, 2010 U.S. Joins Lawsuit Against Waycross, Georgia, Medical Center & Physician for Alleged False Claims Billings to Medicare and Medicaid
April 1, 2010 U.S. Sues Kellogg, Brown & Root for Alleged False Claims Act Violations Over Improper Costs for Private Security in Iraq
March 23, 2010 Florida Health Care Provider & Individual Physician to Pay $12 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
March 19, 2010 New Jersey Hospital to Pay $6.35 Million to Resolve Allegations of Inflating Charges to Obtain Higher Medicare Reimbursement
March 9, 2010 Chicago Hospital to Pay More Than $1.5 Million to Resolve Medicare False Claims Act Allegations
March 8, 2010 Houston Independent School District Agrees to Settle False Claims Allegations Involving the E-rate Program
March 8, 2010 New Justice Department Outreach Effort to Victims of Radiation Exposure Announced
March 2, 2010 KV Pharmaceutical Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Two Felonies Regarding Oversized Drugs
March 2, 2010 U.S. Files Complaint Against Virginia Medicaid Providers
February 26, 2010 Two Atlanta-Based Nursing Home Chains and Their Principals Pay $14 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
February 25, 2010 Medical Device Manufacturer Guidant Charged in Failure to Report Defibrillator Safety Problems to FDA
February 25, 2010 Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in New York to Pay U.S. $2.92 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
February 22, 2010 Eon Labs Pays U.S. $3.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
February 19, 2010
February 17, 2010 West Palm Beach, Florida, Resident Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Cramming Scheme
February 12, 2010 Canadian Firm and U.S. Subsidiary to Pay $4 Million to Settle Lawsuit in Connection with Sale of Defective Bullet-Proof Vests
February 2, 2010 Atricure to Pay U.S. $3.76 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations
January 25, 2010 Former Los Angeles Medical Center Owners Agree to $10 Million Consent Judgment for Medicare and Medi-Cal Fraud Scheme
January 22, 2010 U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Scheme
January 21, 2010 Wyoming Used Car Dealer Convicted in Federal Court for Odometer Tampering
January 20, 2010 National Dental Management Company Pays $24 Million to Resolve Fraud Allegations
January 15, 2010 U.S. Files Suit Against Johnson & Johnson for Paying Kickbacks to Nation’s Largest Nursing Home Pharmacy
January 14, 2010 British Citizen Pleads Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-Based Business Opportunity Fraud Ventures
January 4, 2010 Minnesota Hospital to Pay U.S. to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Involving Unnecessary Admissions
 

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