March 02, 2012 11:44:05 AM by
Joe
In January 2012, The United States government filed a suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeking $150 million in damages under the Federal False Claims Act, alleging that Universal Imaging, Inc. paid kickbacks to doctors, and essentially operated as a for-profit corporation while required to be a non-profit. A $1.56 million settlement with many of the involved physicians was also announced in the same press release.
April 25, 2011 8:04:26 AM by
Joe
Two Whistleblowers brought a Qui Tam False Claims Act case against two contractors who they claimed over billed taxpayers for work in Iraq. The Whistleblowers were former employees of The Sandi Corp (TSG), who alleged that Dyncorp International over billed for construction projects, and that TSG kept funds that should have been paid as hazardous duty pay to the company's employees. The two Whistleblowers will each receive a $481,710 share of the Government's Recovery. The United States spends millions of dollars on projects in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Whistleblowers provide an invaluable service by reporting fraud that might otherwise go undetected in these combat zones.