Tag: False Claims Act
Michael Henry, False Claims, Nevada 2020
⏱ 2 min read Somewhere between July 2019 and June 2020, a brazen conflict of interest played out in the halls of the Department of War and the offices of Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (SNC), a defense contractor headquartered in Sparks, Nevada. Michael Henry, a Department of War employee, simultaneously worked as a consultant for…
CAN USA Inc., False Claims Act, New Jersey 2021
⏱ 2 min read CAN USA Inc., a company providing inspection, repair, and maintenance services with offices in Hackensack, New Jersey, and based in Harvey, Louisiana, scammed the US government by taking a $2 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan it wasn’t eligible for. In January 2021, the company applied for and received the loan,…
Christopher Wargo, Inflating Graduation Statistics, Pennsylvania 2026
⏱ 2 min read American Higher Education Development Corporation (AHED), a for-profit college chain, has agreed to pay over $1 million to resolve allegations of inflating graduation statistics and failing to return federal student aid money at three of its schools: Stautzenberger College in Ohio, Rockford Career College in Illinois, and Madison Media Institute in…
Dr. Warrick Stewart, Medicaid Fraud, Kentucky 2022
⏱ 2 min read Two Kentucky day treatment centers, Recovery Center of Kentucky, and Recovery Center of Ohio, plus their CEO Dr. Warrick Stewart, swindled Medicaid out of $15.2 million. Between August 2022 and June 2025, they sought reimbursement for kids’ education, recreation, and lunch breaks – services that Medicaid doesn’t cover. Recovery Center of…
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Kickbacks to Docs, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A California pharma giant coughed up $13.6 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to docs to peddle its antidepressant, Trintellix. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc. allegedly bribed healthcare providers to prescribe Trintellix for major depressive disorder, violating the False Claims Act. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said the DOJ is…
Salud Para La Gente, Medicaid Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Salud Para La Gente, a nonprofit network of primary care clinics in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicaid for misbranded contraceptives. Between May 17, 2017, and September 11, 2020, Salud purchased and administered misbranded etonogestrel, marketed under the…
VSoft Corporation, PPP Loan Fraud, North Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read VSoft Corporation, a banking and payment solutions provider based in Atlanta, Georgia, has been caught in a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan scam in North Carolina. The company allegedly misrepresented its employee count to obtain a second round PPP loan of $1,259,732.00, claiming to be a small business with less than…
Innodisk USA, PPP Loan Fraud, California 2021
⏱ 2 min read A Fremont company’s scheme to swindle a Paycheck Protection Program loan has landed it a hefty $950,000 fine. Innodisk USA, a subsidiary of Taiwanese multinational Innodisk Corporation, applied for and obtained a second-draw PPP loan in 2021, despite knowing it wasn’t eligible. The loan was part of the CARES Act’s emergency…
Clarksville Clinic, Health Care Fraud, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Clarksville, Tennessee clinic is on the hook for $300,000 after a massive billing scam was uncovered. Pitts Therapies, LLC, doing business as Cornerstone Pediatric Therapies, improperly billed TRICARE for thousands of dollars in pediatric therapy sessions. The scam, which spanned from 2020 to October 2022, involved the clinic billing TRICARE…
Echelon Fitness Multimedia LLC, Tariff Fraud, Tennessee 2019
⏱ 3 min read A Chattanooga fitness equipment company ripped off the US government to the tune of $2.1 million, underreporting the value of imported smart bikes, treadmills, and rowers to avoid paying tariffs and import assessments. From September 2019 to January 2023, Echelon Fitness Multimedia, LLC submitted fake invoices to US Customs and Border…
