OIG posts news about enforcement actions

Good morning to all from Washington, DC. Today OIG posts news about enforcement actions. As always, you can use the links provided to go directly to the new material. ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Department of Justice Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $490.9 Million for Marketing the Prescription Drug Rapamune for Unapproved Uses http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Department of Justice Brooklyn Clinic Employee Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Department of Justice False Claims Act Judgment Entered Against Washington, DC, Health Care Provider for More Than $17 Million http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Department of Justice Former Owner of Los Angeles Medical Equipment Supply Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Defraud Medicare http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois Northwestern University to Pay Nearly $3 Million to the United States to Settle Cancer Research Grant Fraud Claims http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Tuesday, July 30, 2013; U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Texas North Texas Men, Who Owned Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Companies, Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud; Third Defendant Admits Conspiring to Make False Statements to a Financial Institution http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ Monday, July 29, 2013; U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida Hospital Employee and Accomplice Sentenced for Tax Refund Fraud Using Stolen Patient Information http://go.usa.gov/burG ___________________________ State Enforcement Actions Updated http://go.usa.gov/buYC ___________________________ That’s it for today. If we can be of any further assistance, please send an email to public.affairs@oig.hhs.gov OIG’s privacy policy can be found at http://oig.hhs.gov/notices/privacy-notice.asp Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/OIGatHHS Inquiries? Contact us: Public.Affairs@oig.hhs.gov Manage your OIG subscriptions: update your preferences or unsubscribe Questions about this service? Support@GovDelivery.com This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services · 200 Independence Avenue SW · Washington DC 20201 · 1-877-696-6775