April 1, 2025
Jeff Newman Law, representing whistleblowers, is pleased to announce that the United States has settled a False Claims Act case brought by two of its clients. Under the terms of the settlement, Walgreens Co. (Walgreens) will pay over $2.858 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal, Massachusetts, and Georgia False Claims Acts by submitting inflated prices for certain generic medications to the Massachusetts and Georgia Medicaid programs.
The case was filed in April 2019, and based upon the information presented, the government alleged that between 2008 and 2023, Walgreen’s pharmacies submitted higher than usual and customary price to the MassHealth and Georgia Medicaid programs for certain generic medications.
Our firm worked on the case with co-counsel Paul Lawrence Esq. of Waters & Kraus of Dallas, TX. We express our appreciation to the significant efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Sharobem of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, MA, as well as members of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
Jeff Newman JD MBA, represents whistleblowers in major tariff fraud casesconcerning imported Chinese goods. His firm also represents whistleblowers in Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases under the False Claims Act (Qui Tam), and SEC, IRS and FINCEN whistleblower programs. He can be reached at Jeff@JeffNewmanLaw.com or at 617-823-3217
