Georgia Cancer Specialists Agrees to Pay $8 Million Dollars to Resolve Medicare Fraud Kickback
Los Angeles, CA February 01, 2022/BusinessWire/ —Georgia Cancer Specialists, I, P.C. (GCS), one of the largest oncology practices in the United States and an affiliate of Atlanta's Northside Hospital, has agreed to pay $8 million dollars to the federal government to settle claims of Medicare fraud in what the federal judge presiding over the case called a “sophisticated kickback scheme.”
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$3.5 Million Dollar Settlement in Sexual Assault Case Against Dr. Mohammad Rasekhi, Sheila Busheri and Southern California Medical Center, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA June 05,2020/Daily Journal Verdicts/—Dr. Mohammad Rasekhi, Sheila Busheri and Southern California Medical Center Pay $3.5 Million to Settle Sexual Harassment Case by former employee and patient.
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WhistleBlowers Make Amedisys Pay $150 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Cases
Los Angeles, CA April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Amedisys, Inc. (Amedisys) has agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government to settle claims for violating the false claims act and anti-kickback laws through “improper financial relationships and false billing” according to Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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California Board of Regents Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Claims of Improper Supervision of Anesthesia Services at University of California-Irvine
Los Angeles, CA March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A federal qui tam whistle-blower lawsuit filed in 2008 by former University of California-Irvine (UCI) Professor and Anesthesiologist Dr. Dennis O'Connor triggered a multi-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice, resulting in an agreement by the California Board of Regents to pay the United States $1.2 Million.
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L.A. City College Baseball Coach awarded $1.2 Million in Retaliatory Firing by Los Angeles Community College District
A former Los Angeles City College Head Baseball Coach and Adjunct Instructor at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and Southwest College was awarded $1.12 million Thursday by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury that found he was retaliated against and fired for reporting fraud and other wrongdoing, by school officials. The jury also found that the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) failed to prevent retaliation against Coach Selwyn Young.
