Although the year has not ended, there have been a number of significant False Claims Act settlements. In fact, the nine largest settlements this year total over $700 million. What’s really shocking is the connection to the state of New Jersey in the largest of the settlements. To answer the…
Recently, there have been a number of articles on the New Jersey School Construction Corporation. The original “SCC” was charged with building schools in areas of need. However, many years later we are left to wonder about the success of the program. Pundits say that hundreds of millions of dollars…
UPCODING AND OTHER HOSPITAL FRAUD Over the past couple of weeks, the Federal Courts have passed on a spate of fraud allegations against hospitals. In the past, New Jersey hospitals have been hit with similar claims and, in fact, some New Jersey hospitals have settled with the Federal Government for…
Kid Brand announced the termination of two executives because of problems involving underpayment of customs duty on furniture. The New Jersey company appears to owe as much as $7 million to U.S. Customs. The allegation against the company, and subsidiary LaLobi, relates to duty that should have been paid on…
A telecommunications company paid $16.5 Million for improper billing practices. Avaya, a New Jersey-based company, billed governmental agencies for telephone equipment that either didn’t work or had been replaced. A concerned individual brought the improper conduct to light. Under the Federal Whistleblower Statute, the individual will be paid for providing…