Sprint will pay $330 million to settle a False Claims Act case filed by the New York Attorney General alleging that Sprint knowingly failed to collect and remit more than $100 million in state and local sales taxes owed on its flat-rate wireless calling plans sold to New Yorkers. The $330 million recovery...
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Category: Whistleblower Cases
U.S. Customs finds Chinese aluminum makers cheating U.S. tariffs by changing true country of origin (China) and trans-shipping thru Malaysia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that Sun Bright International Corp. and Fair Importing Corp. two Chinese companies have evaded antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) by importing aluminum extrusions into the U.S. from China by transshipment through Malaysia and mis-stating the true country of origin which was China.
CBP says it has...
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BNY Mellon pays over $54 Million for improper handling of pre-released American Depositary Receipts
The Bank of New York Mellon will pay more than $54 million to settle charges of improper handling of "pre-released" American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). ADRs are U.S. securities that represent foreign shares of a foreign company and these require a corresponding number of foreign shares to be held in...
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Appeals Court rules that Purdue Pharma’s explosive documents on marketing of OxyContin must be released
An appeals court has upheld a ruling ordering the release of previously records revealing Purdue Pharma's marketing schemes for the potently addictive prescription opioid OxyContin. This drug is claimed to have ignited the opioid addiction epidemic which has lead to so many deaths. The records include a deposition of Richard Sackler, a...
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Target, Walmart and importer Larose targeted in New York lawsuit over for sales of lead-contaminated children’s toys
New York states' Attorney General has filed lawsuit against Target Corporation, Walmart Inc., and importer LaRose Industries, for allegedly committing thousands of violations of multiple New York laws governing the safety of children's toys sold in the state. The action stems from testing conducted by the Attorney General's...
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Target Corp.to pay $3 million to settle fraudulent Medicaid billing whistleblower case
Target Corp. will pay $3 million to settle allegations that it violated federal and state law by improperly billing and receiving payments from the state's Medicaid program (MassHealth), Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
Under the terms of the settlement, Target Corp. will pay $3 million to resolve allegations that from August 2009 through July...
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U.S. Government intervenes in case against Sutter Health for submission of false claims in Medicare Advantage plans
The United States has intervened in a complaint against Sutter Health LLC, a California-based healthcare services provider, and an affiliated entity, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, (collectively "Sutter") that alleges that Sutter violated the False Claims Act by submitting inaccurate information about the health status of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans, the Justice Department...
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Three home health care employees plead guilty to home health care Medicaid fraud of $87 Million
Three employees of home health care companies, Travis Moriarty, 37, Tiffhany Covington, 41, and Brenda Lowry Horton, 48, all of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program. The companies Moriarty Consultants, Inc. (MCI), Activity Daily Living Services, Inc. (ADL), Coordination Care, Inc. (CCI), and Everyday People Staffing, Inc. (EPS). MCI,...
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Drug manufacturer Actelion pays $360 Million to end kickbacks case using foundation to pay Medicare copays for high blood pressure meds
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (Actelion), will pay $360 million to settle claims that it illegally used a foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of thousands of Medicare patients taking Actelion's pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs, in violation of the False Claims Act. The government says that...
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Customs agents investigating synthetic turf Importers evading tariffs via relabeling containers to fake true country of origin
The Synthetic Turf Council (STC) has learned that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is investigating U.S. importers of synthetic turf that may be willfully evading tariffs placed on synthetic or artificial turf.
Based on publicly available information, the STC and industry participants have filed hundreds of e-Allegation violations that question whether the synthetic turf...
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