Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. have agreed to pay $2.3 billion to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of certain pharmaceutical products, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Sept. 2. Read more »
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
A registered nurse was sentenced June 29 to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution for healthcare fraud, federal law officials announced.
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced May 20 that they intend to step up efforts to combat Medicare fraud with the newly formed Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) and Strike Force team expansion.
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