http://www.justice.gov/civil/common/press_room.html Civil Division News en-us Mon, 2 Nov 2020 11:47:08 -0500 http://www.justice.gov/images/usdoj_rssicon.gif http://www.justice.gov 75 74 webmaster@usdoj.gov (Web Master) 1440 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/memphis-physicians-agree-pay-more-340000-alleged-overbilling Doctor Shoaib Qureshi, Doctor Imran Mirza, Memphis Primary Care Specialists, Lunceford Family Health Center, and Getwell Family Medicine agreed to pay $341,690 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly charging Medicare for services rendered by nurse practitioners at the higher reimbursement rate for physician services, the Justice Department announced today.   Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/memphis-physicians-agree-pay-more-340000-alleged-overbilling Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:24:37 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medtronic-pay-over-92-million-settle-allegations-improper-payments-south-dakota-neurosurgeon Minnesota-based medical device maker Medtronic USA Inc. has agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce a South Dakota neurosurgeon to use certain Medtronic products, the Department of Justice announced today. Medtronic also agreed to pay an additional $1.11 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Open Payments Program by failing to accurately report payments it made to the neurosurgeon to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medtronic-pay-over-92-million-settle-allegations-improper-payments-south-dakota-neurosurgeon Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:19:07 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/guild-mortgage-company-pay-249-million-resolve-allegations-it-knowingly-caused-false-claims Guild Mortgage Company has agreed to pay the United States $24.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly breaching material program requirements when it originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the Department of Justice announced today.  Guild Mortgage Company is headquartered in San Diego, California, with branches across the United States. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/guild-mortgage-company-pay-249-million-resolve-allegations-it-knowingly-caused-false-claims Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:41:28 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-files-complaint-against-california-company-stop-distribution-adulterated The United States filed a civil complaint to stop a California company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated animal drugs, the Department of Justice announced today. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-files-complaint-against-california-company-stop-distribution-adulterated Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:58:26 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-peruvians-extradited-overseeing-call-centers-threatened-and-defrauded-spanish-speaking Five residents of Lima, Peru, were extradited to the United States and made their initial appearances in Miami federal court, where they stand accused of operating a large fraud and extortion scheme targeting Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-peruvians-extradited-overseeing-call-centers-threatened-and-defrauded-spanish-speaking Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:56:55 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Sun, 25 Oct 2020 10:15:43 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/remarks-deputy-attorney-general-jeffrey-rosen-resolution-civil-and-criminal Good morning.  I am pleased to be joined today by Vermont’s U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan, New Jersey’s First Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Jeff Clark, and Eastern Texas U.S. Attorney Steve Cox. Speech https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/remarks-deputy-attorney-general-jeffrey-rosen-resolution-civil-and-criminal Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:19:21 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue), and a civil resolution of its civil investigation into individual shareholders from the Sackler family. The resolutions with Purdue are subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Wed, 21 Oct 2020 11:53:46 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into the opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue), and a civil resolution of its civil investigation into individual shareholders from the Sackler family.  The resolutions with Purdue are subject to the approval of the bankruptcy court.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-global-resolution-criminal-and-civil-investigations-opioid Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:46:23 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-blue-bell-creameries-president-charged-connection-2015-ice-cream-listeria A Texas grand jury charged the former president of ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries L.P. with wire fraud and conspiracy in connection with an alleged scheme to cover up the company’s sales of Listeria-tainted ice cream in 2015, the Justice Department announced today.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-blue-bell-creameries-president-charged-connection-2015-ice-cream-listeria Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:16:01 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/civil/speech/acting-assistant-attorney-general-jeffrey-bossert-clark-delivers-remarks-us-chamber Speech https://www.justice.gov/civil/speech/acting-assistant-attorney-general-jeffrey-bossert-clark-delivers-remarks-us-chamber Mon, 26 Oct 2020 13:43:48 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-university-pay-225000-allegedly-violating-ban-incentive-compensation San Diego Christian College (SDCC), based in Santee, California, will pay $225,000 to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act for submitting false claims to the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the federal ban on incentive-based compensation, the Justice Department announced today. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/california-university-pay-225000-allegedly-violating-ban-incentive-compensation Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:02:48 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-individuals-and-two-companies-sentenced-scheme-fraudulently-sell-popular-dietary A federal court in Texas sentenced two former dietary supplement company executives to prison and ordered two companies to pay a combined $10.7 million in criminal forfeiture for their roles in fraudulently selling popular workout supplements, the Justice Department announced today. Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-individuals-and-two-companies-sentenced-scheme-fraudulently-sell-popular-dietary Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:37:19 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-indian-authorities-announce-enforcement-actions-against-technical A federal court has ordered an individual and 5 companies to stop engaging in a technical-support fraud scheme that is alleged to have defrauded hundreds of elderly and vulnerable U.S. victims, the Department of Justice announced today.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-indian-authorities-announce-enforcement-actions-against-technical Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:01:17 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-device-maker-merit-medical-pay-18-million-settle-allegations-improper-payments Medical device maker Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI), of South Jordan, Utah, has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE programs by paying kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to induce the use of MMSI products, the Department of Justice announced today.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-device-maker-merit-medical-pay-18-million-settle-allegations-improper-payments Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:14:13 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-pain-management-companies-settle-false-claims-act-allegations The Department of Justice announced today that Advanced Pain Management Holdings Inc. (APMH), its wholly-owned subsidiaries,  APM Wisconsin MSO (“APM MSO”) and Advanced Pain Management LLC (APM LLC); and Advanced Pain Management S.C. (APMSC) (collectively the “APM Entities”) have agreed to pay $885,452 to settle claims that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks and by performing medically unnecessary laboratory tests.  The APM Entities are headquartered in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-pain-management-companies-settle-false-claims-act-allegations Thu, 1 Oct 2020 17:08:12 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-obtains-final-judgment-and-permanent-injunction-against-edward-snowden Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-obtains-final-judgment-and-permanent-injunction-against-edward-snowden Thu, 1 Oct 2020 19:21:56 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-based-nonprofit-pay-19-million-settle-allegations-false-claims-and-kickbacks Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc. (IBI) has agreed to pay the United States $1,938,684.09 to resolve allegations that IBI violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act in connection with certain federal contracts set aside to employ blind workers, the Justice Department announced today.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/wisconsin-based-nonprofit-pay-19-million-settle-allegations-false-claims-and-kickbacks Wed, 30 Sep 2020 15:31:36 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/list-brokerage-firm-pleads-guilty-facilitating-elder-fraud-schemes Connecticut list brokerage firm Macromark Inc. pleaded guilty on Friday to knowingly providing lists of potential victims to fraudulent mass-mailing schemes, the Department of Justice announced.  The fraudulent schemes tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes and purportedly personalized “psychic” services.  Thousands of consumers lost millions of dollars to the schemes.   Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/list-brokerage-firm-pleads-guilty-facilitating-elder-fraud-schemes Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:04:26 -0400 https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/lakeway-regional-medical-center-llc-and-co-defendants-agree-pay-over-153-million-resolve The Department of Justice announced today that Lakeway Regional Medical Center LLC (LRMC) agreed to pay $13,580,822.79, and Surgical Development Partners LLC, Surgical Development Partners of Austin Enterprises LLC, G. Edward Alexander, Frank Sossi, and John Prater collectively agreed to pay $1.8 million, to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act and other statutes in connection with the development of Lakeway Regional Medical Center, a hospital in Lakeway, Texas.  LRMC was formed to develop and operate the hospital.  The other settling parties assisted in the development of the hospital and the management and operations of LRMC.  Press Release https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/lakeway-regional-medical-center-llc-and-co-defendants-agree-pay-over-153-million-resolve Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:02:58 -0400