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By Adrianne Appel2024-11-06T20:14:00
A Texas health care organization agreed to pay $14.2 million to settle allegations it filed false claims related to violations of the “Stark” self-referral law, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The Physician Self-referral Law, nicknamed after its author, former lawmaker Fortney “Pete” Stark (D-Calif.), prohibits doctors from referring Medicare patients to health care centers or services in which they have a financial interest.
Physicians working at Horizon Medical Center’s long term care facility allegedly violated the law by referring Medicare patients to any of three surgical outpatient centers, which, like the long-term care facility, were owned by Corinth Investor Holdings LLC.
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2024-10-22T21:18:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Precision Toxicology has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations first brought by whistleblowers in three cases, that the company billed the federal government for unnecessary drug tests and paid kickbacks to doctors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
2024-10-11T19:53:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Generic drug giant Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $450 million to settle two cases brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including one alleging that co-pays it made on behalf of Medicare patients constituted illegal kickbacks, and a second action for alleged generic drug price fixing.
2024-08-23T13:10:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Home health and hospice agency Intrepid USA agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations, first brought by four whistleblowers, that its facilities billed Medicare for services patients were not qualified to receive, according to the Department of Justice.
2024-11-06T21:36:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined broker-dealer Morgan Stanley $1 million over alleged documentation failures related to risk management controls and supervisory procedures involving violations of the Market Access Rule.
2024-11-05T16:52:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Law enforcement officials stumbled on TD Bank’s role in money laundering while investigating a Mexican drug cartel. They found that the bank’s corporate culture considered compliance, particularly BSA/AML compliance, a low priority. As they dug deeper, authorities discovered that multiple money laundering schemes had infiltrated the bank’s network.
2024-11-04T20:22:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Canada’s anti-money laundering regulator fined Toronto-based real estate firm Jones Lang Lasalle $107,827 Canadian dollars ($77,632) for six violations of its anti-money laundering rules, after discovering gaps in recordkeeping and reporting requirements for know your customer rules.
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