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Vitas Healthcare and its parent company Chemed Corporation have reached a record settlement in a federal False Claims Act case. Vitas and Chemed admit no wrongdoing but have agreed to settle the case for $75 million. "Today's resolution represents the largest amount...
A new study published in the journal Organization Science, says that high-pressure production goals within companies often set the stage for ethics violations and misconduct. This may not surprise you if you're aware of the scandals at Wells Fargo & Co....
Three New York-based doctors will receive prison time after pleading guilty to accepting bribes. Their sentences are the most recent development in a massive scandal that involved $100 million in Medicare payments to a specific diagnostic lab. An extensive...
A bill strengthening whistleblower protections for federal employees has unanimously passed the House after passing the Senate in May. It now heads to President Trump's desk for signing or veto. The bill was named after a VA psychologist named Chris Kirkpatrick. He...
In prepared congressional testimony, Wells Fargo & Co. CEO Tim Sloan recently said that the company has rehired 1,780 employees who had quit or were fired after the bank's phony accounts scandal. Around 5,300 employees were fired after taking part in the creation...
Visiting Nurse Service of New York, which claims to be the largest nonprofit home health agency in the U.S., will have to face a False Claims Act lawsuit, a federal judge has ruled. The company is accused of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid and also of failing to...
As a beneficiary of Medicare or Medicaid, you use these entitlements to pay for important medical bills or gain access to necessary prescriptions. Protecting the future of these programs remains a top social priority for many, but fraud continues to threaten...
A former Tesla worker has filed a False Claims Act lawsuit claiming that Tesla, BMW, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and other companies conspired to defraud the U.S. of tax revenue by bringing in foreign workers on non-work visas but having them work anyway -- at wages far...
In light of a 2016 Supreme Court ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a federal court to reconsider the case of two men who tried to blow the whistle on actions by Wells Fargo and two mortgage lenders before the 2008 financial crisis. The case...
A New York City pharmacist is facing both a civil complaint and criminal charges after allegedly bilking Medicaid out of $11 million. The pharmacist is accused of giving kickbacks to Medicaid patients in exchange for the opportunity to refill their prescriptions -- or...