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DOJ Reaches False Claims Act Resolution With Defense Contractor

The U.S. Department of Justice recently partially unsealed a whistleblower’s false claims act case against Federal Cartridge Co., a subsidiary of Alliant Techsystems, Inc., alleging that approximately 30 to 40 percent of the lots of ammo provided by the company failed to pass government specifications but were still distributed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement field...

SEC Whistleblowers: No Jury Trial in Retaliation Cases

A recent decision in a Georgia federal court presents serious implications for SEC whistleblowers subject to retaliatory employment actions. In an apparent case of first impression, on Nov. 12, U.S. District Judge J. Owen Forrester of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia rendered a decision holding an SEC whistleblower is not entitled...

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Caremark False Claims Act Case Settles for $4.25 Million

$4.25 Million for Caremark False Claims Act Case Yesterday the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced an agreement with Caremark, LLC to settle allegations filed that it defrauded the federal government and five states. Caremark, LLC is a pharmacy benefit management company (“PBM”), operated by CVS Caremark, Corp. a company which is no stranger to...

Contractor Defrauds DOD for Fresh Produce

On November 19, 2013, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that FreshPoint, Inc., the nation’s largest distributor of fresh produce, agreed to settle claims that it defrauded the Department of Defense (“DOD”). FreshPoint, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYSCO, Corp. who was also listed as a defendant in the qui tam case....

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Louisiana Settles False Claims Act with Optometrist’s Office

On November 18, 2013, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Sabine Optical, an optometry office located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, based on allegations of Medicaid fraud. According to the details of the case, Sabine Optical (“Sabine”) which does business as The Vision Center, engaged in a pattern of billing behavior designed to garner...

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CFTC has New Boss: President Obama Taps Timothy Massad

President Obama has selected Timothy Massad to succeed Gary Gensler as chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Skeptics seem justifiably concerned about Massad’s ability and/or willingness to be tough with Wall Street banks. As a Treasury Department Official, Massad oversaw the bailout of Wall Street’s biggest banks. Prior to joining the Treasury Department,...

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Jury Finds Government Contractor JM Eagle Liable for Fraud in 2013

Government Contractor Found Liable Today a federal jury in the Central District of California unanimously found JM Eagle liable for defrauding the United States and several individual states. The trial was the first step in the culmination of seven years of contentious litigation. In order to facilitate a smoother proceeding, U.S. District Judge George H. Wu...

Layoffs in Big Pharma: Combatting Pharmaceutical Fraud

Layoffs from Big-Pharma: Do Your Part to Help Fight Pharmaceutical Fraud Unfortunately, many pharmaceutical companies place the pursuit of profits above compliance with the law and the well-being of innocent patients, who place their trust in their products. In order to bolster their bottom line, some Pharma companies engage in fraudulent sales and marketing schemes...

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Unveiling $179M Postal Service Fraud: Seek Legal Help

Postal Service Fraud in Virginia Recently revealed court documents allege that Virginia-based Northrop Grumman (“Northrop”) defrauded the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) out of millions of dollars. The allegations could spell trouble for Northrop, a defense and aerospace powerhouse, which regularly contracts with the United States government. The Complaint, filed under the False Claims Act,...

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Drug Quality and Security Act May Not Go Far Enough

On Monday November 18, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a bill, by voice-vote, which had earlier cleared the House, moving the legislation on to President Obama’s desk. H.B. 3204 the Drug Quality and Security Act (“DQSA”) passed with bipartisan support, a rare occurrence of late. The DQSA creates a national system which will track the...

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