N.J. Based MedQuist Pays $6.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Medical transcription service provider MedQuist Inc. has paid the United States $6.6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it over billed federal government clients, the Justice Department has announced.

Bayer Healthcare to Pay U.S. $97.5 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

Bayer HealthCare LLC (Bayer) has agreed to pay the United States $97.5 million plus interest to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to a number of diabetic suppliers and caused those suppliers to submit false claims to Medicare.

Miami Resident Pleads Guilty to Laundering More Than $3 Million in Fraudulent Proceeds

Miami resident Juan Carlos Castaneda, 47, has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to launder approximately $3.8 million in proceeds from several Medicare fraud schemes. Castaneda pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering...