Tag Archives: False Claim act
Federal Government Joins Hospital Whistleblower Suit
The U.S. federal government announced it would join a whistleblower lawsuit filed against a West Virginia hospital. The suit includes allegations the hospital improperly submitted payments and kickbacks to physicians under the direction of its management firm and chief executive officer. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2017 and was made public for the first […]
Sprint to Pay $330 Million in Whistleblower Tax Fraud Settlement
Sprint, the fourth-most popular mobile phone carrier in the United States, recently agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $330 million. The whistleblower in the case alleged the company had been regularly committing tax fraud since 2005, and first brought allegations against Sprint in 2011. The Attorney General’s office decided to join […]
Whistleblower Reveals Healthcare Fraud Scheme in Twin Cities
Information a whistleblower provided recently led to federal prosecutors bringing a fraud case against a dermatology chain in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. According to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis, Skin Care Doctors and its founder, Michael Ebertz, settled the case with a payment of $850,000. Prosecutors alleged the practice routinely […]
