June 09, 2005
Military aircraft parts maker indicted for falsely certifying equipment
Anco-Tech, a manufacturer of titanium tubing for military aircraft that has gone out of business, was indicted for certifying equipment sold to Boeing and Bell Helicopter from 1995 to 2002. Boeing and...
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June 02, 2005
Whistleblower suit accuses shipyards of failing to ensure safety of submarine parts
A False Claims Act suit filed by two whistleblowers claims that Northrop Grumman Newport News and General Dynamics Electric Boat failed in their duty to ensure the safety of key parts on their submarines....
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May 31, 2005
Boeing employees file whistleblower suit
Three Boeing employees have filed a False Claims Act suit, alleging that the plane maker installed defective parts in a range of aircraft and tried to cover up their use. The parts were supplied by Ducommun...
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May 30, 2005
Whistleblower lawsuit claims Caremark Rx defrauded Medicaid
The federal government and four states have joined a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that Caremark Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager, unlawfully avoided repaying Medicaid for drugs it should have covered...
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May 28, 2005
Mayo Clinic pays $6.5 million to settle research grant fraud allegations
The Mayo Clinic has paid $6.5 million to settle allegations that it misspent millions of dollars in federal research grants over more than a decade. The whistleblower suit was brought by a former accounting...
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May 20, 2005
Lawsuit claims oncologists defrauded Medicare
A whistle-blower lawsuit claims that Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia submitted false claims to the federal government. The government has intervened in support of some of the allegations,...
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May 20, 2005
OfficeMax will pay $9.8 million in settlement of qui tam suit
OfficeMax, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $9.8 million in settlement of a False Claims Act case alleging that it sold federal agencies office supply products manufactured in countries not permitted...
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May 19, 2005
Illinois paving company settles asphalt overbilling suit
Curran Contracting, an Ilinois road builder, will pay $500, 000 to the federal government to settle allegations that it overstated the amount of asphalt material delivered to federally funded state road...
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May 18, 2005
University of Miami settles Medicaid suit
The U.S. government said it has recovered $3.89 million from the University Of Mimai on behalf of Medicare and the state Medicaid program as the result of a suit filed by a whistleblower. The lawsuit alleged...
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May 14, 2005
Oracle pays $8 million in settlement of whistleblower suit
Oracle has paid $8 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit that claimed the company charged the government for computer training which was never provided. The federal False Claims Act’s qui tam provision...
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