Bills Claimed Higher Level of Service Than Was Documented Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. Sound Inpatient Physicians Inc. will pay $14.5 million to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare and other federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today. Sound Physicians is a Tacoma, Wash.-based provider of hospitalists and other[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Science Applications International Corporation Agrees to Pay $5.75 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The Justice Department announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has agreed to pay $5.75 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims under a contract with the General Services Administration (GSA) that it knew had been awarded in[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-related Discrimination Claim Against Alabama Employment Agency
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. The Justice Department today reached an agreement with Stellar Staffing LLC, based in Birmingham, Ala., resolving claims that the employment agency violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department’s independent investigation was initiated based on evidence uncovered during the investigation of[Read More…]
North Carolina-Based Trans1 to Pay U.S. $6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. Medical device manufacturer TranS1 Inc., now known as Baxano Surgical Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care[Read More…]
Governors State University to Host Graduate Business Programs Open House
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013 – The College of Business and Public Administration at Governors State University is hosting a graduate programs open house on July 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., in the Cafeteria Annex. Information on graduate programs in Business Administration, Public Administration, Management Information Systems, and[Read More…]
Program Open Houses Scheduled in Preparation for 2013 Fall Semester at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2013. South Suburban College will be hosting several upcoming program specific Open Houses to assist prospective and current students with preparing their academic plan for the Fall 2013 Semester. The complete schedule at both the Main Campus in South Holland and the University & College Center[Read More…]
Senators Urge CFTC, SEC to Close Major Swaps Loophole and Prevent Bailouts from Implied U.S. Guarantees on Swaps
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2013. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), as well as Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), urged the heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities[Read More…]
Hogsett Announces Bank Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges Against Indianapolis Woman
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- In early 2012, United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced a redoubling of federal efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse on the part of public officials and those in positions of trust within the private sector. Today, Hogsett announced more results in this ongoing effort with the[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Israel Idonije Issue Friendly Challenge to Rahm’s Readers
If Children Read 2 Million Books This Summer, Mayor and Idonije Will Participate in the Annual Chicago “Polar Plunge” CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Bears star Israel Idonije today issued a friendly challenge to the children participating in “Rahm’s Readers” as part of the start of the[Read More…]
Communities Across the Country Bombarded By Pollution Urge EPA to Follow Current Science
Environmental health and justice advocates submit comments on cumulative impacts of toxic pollution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2013. On Friday, June 28, 2013, Earthjustice and 28 other local and national environmental health and justice advocacy organizations filed comments to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to update the science the agency[Read More…]
