#illegal kickbacks

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Whistleblower Alleges DaVita, Fresenius Involved in Kickbacks

A whistleblower has alleged that DaVita Kidney Care and Fresenius and charity organization American Kidney Fund were involved in a years-long kickback scheme in which patients were incentivized to use only those dialysis providers who donated to the charity. According to the whistleblower complaint, which was first unsealed on Thursday after the U.S. Justice Department…

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Spinal Implant Company and CEO Settle Whistleblower Claims

Suit Alleges Approximately Half of Company’s Spinal Product Sales Were for Procedures Performed by Surgeons Who Received Payments from Company Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Scott J.…

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Doc Settles Kickback Scheme Involving Oklahoma Pharmacy

A New York doctor has agreed to pay the government $127,072.34 for allegedly accepting illegal kickback payments from OK Compounding, L.L.C., announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Oklahoma entered into a settlement agreement with George Lehner, 46, a medical doctor, in an effort to recoup the costs…

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Chiropractor Under Review for Illegal Financial Relationships

The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Daniel McCollum, a chiropractor based in Greenville, South Carolina, and pain management clinics and urine drug testing laboratories that McCollum owned or managed for engaging in illegal financial relationships and providing medically unnecessary services and items, including urine drug testing and steroid…

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Feds Sue Pain Management Clinics, Owner

The federal government is suing local pain management clinics and their owner accusing them of defrauding taxpayers of tens of millions of dollars and providing kickbacks for referrals. In a civil lawsuit filed Friday, federal attorneys accuse South Carolina chiropractor Daniel McCollum of “design[ing] and execut[ing] a series of elaborate and extensive fraud schemes to…

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Covidien Pay's $17M to Settle False Claims

Covidien LP has agreed to pay $17,477,947 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by providing free or discounted practice development and market development support to physicians located in California and Florida to induce purchases of Covidien’s vein ablation products, the Department of Justice announced today. “Today’s settlement serves as an important…

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Pharmacy Rep Pleads Guilty to Bribery, Kickback

A former San Antonio pharmaceutical representative has pleaded guilty to her role in an $8.8 million healthcare fraud scheme, according to news website My San Antonio. Holly Blakely, 45, initially was charged in a 30-count indictment alleging she paid more than $400,000 in kickbacks and bribes to clinicians for prescribing compounded medications for pain to people…

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Compounding Pharmacy Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit

The Department of Justice announced today that Vital Life Institute LLC (formerly known as AgeVital Pharmacy LLC), located in Sarasota, Florida, and owners Jenny and William Wilkins have agreed to pay at least $775,000 to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by engaging in an illegal kickback scheme to induce the referral…

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