False Claims Act

Boston Heart Executives, Marketers, and Physician to Pay $2M+ to Settle Illegal Kickback Allegations

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team  On June 1, the government announced that former Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation CEO Susan Hertzberg and VP of Sales Matthew Theiler agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that they paid doctors illegal kickbacks for lab referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. One doctor — Frederick Brown — and six marketers agreed to...

Government Contractors Agree to Pay Over $3.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracts

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On June 2, United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that Officium Global LLC and Loyal Source Government Services LLC agreed to pay over $3.6 million to resolve allegations that they improperly obtained contracts set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in violation of False Claims Act and Contract Disputes Act.[1]

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DOJ Secures $56.6M False Claims Act Settlement Concerning Alleged Medicare Advantage Fraud

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last week (on June 3), Nashville-based Matrix Medical Network, HealthFair, and HealthFair’s founder Shahriah Ekbatani agreed to pay $56.5 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by causing the submission of false or invalid diagnosis codes to the Medicare Advantage program.[1]  It is just the latest in an ongoing string of False Claims Act...

Oglethorpe and Three Executives Agree to Pay $32 Million to Settle FCA Case

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team According to a recent DOJ press release, Oglethorpe, Inc., a company that operates psychiatric hospitals, and three of its executives have agreed to pay $32 million to settle a False Claims Act case alleging a failure to return Medicare overpayments in connection with patient admissions at Oglethorpe facilities.[1]  The DOJ partially intervened in the case prior to the...

Constantine Cannon LLP and Partners Ankur Kapoor and Gordon Schnell Named in Chambers USA 2026 Guide

By Constantine Cannon LLP Constantine Cannon LLP is delighted to announce our ranking as a Leading Firm in the Chambers and Partners USA Guide, 2026. The departments we were featured in this year include Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, New York and False Claims Act: Plaintiff, USA-Nationwide.[1] For more than 30 years, Chambers and Partners have provided legal rankings and insights. Chambers’ process identifies...

And Yet Another Customs Fraud Settlement -- Two Canadian Steel Companies Pay $19M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Wednesday (May 20), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two Canadian steel companies -- Farjess Inc. and Royal Canadian Steel Inc. -- and their owner Feroz Jessani agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay customs duties owed on flat-rolled steel that was manufactured in Europe and Asia.[1] It...

Regions Bank to Pay $4.9 Million to Settle Claims Tied to Ineligible PPP Loan

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Alabama-based Regions Bank has agreed to pay the government $4,919,631 to resolve allegations that it improperly received payments from the United States after approving forgiveness of a customer’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan around Aug. 3, 2021. The PPP loan was ineligible for forgiveness.[1] The United States additionally alleged that Regions Bank was...

Children’s Behavioral Health Services Operators Agree to $15.2M Civil Judgment Over Medicaid Fraud Allegations Brought by Whistleblowers

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team  On May 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a $15.2 million judgment as part of a settlement with the operators of a day treatment program for children with mental health and behavioral needs. The settlement resolves allegations the programs defrauded Kentucky and Ohio Medicaid by inappropriately billing for non-healthcare activities and falsely represented the...

Takeda Pays $13.7M to Settle False Claims Act Violations of Paying Kickbacks to Physicians

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Last Thursday (May 14), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay roughly $13.7 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers to induce prescriptions of Takeda’s Trintellix antidepressant medication.[1]

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Perfectus Aluminum to Pay Whopping $549.5M False Claims Act Settlement, Largest Customs Fraud Settlement Ever

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team On May 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that California-based Perfectus Aluminum and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to pay $549.5 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by evading antidumping and countervailing duties owed on aluminum extrusions imported from China.[1]  It is the largest customs fraud False Claims...