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Whistleblowers in Sentara insurance investigation revealed
UPDATED MARCH 18 The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has unsealed a whistleblower complaint against Sentara Health that accused the Hampton Roads health care system of improperly inflating local insurance rates in 2018 and 2019. On Feb. 14, the court revealed the plaintiffs are Sara Stovall, Ian Dixon and Karl Quist […]
Food City to pay $8.4M to settle opioids-related allegations
Abingdon-based K-VA-T Food Stores, operator of the Food City supermarket chain, has agreed to pay more than $8.4 million to the federal government to settle allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) related to dispensing opioids and other controlled substances. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the agreement with K-VA-T Food Stores Monday, In a statement, […]
Inova pays $2.37M to settle False Claims Act allegations
Three Inova Health entities have agreed to pay more than $2.37 million to settle claims that Inova submitted Medicaid claims containing falsified information. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced on Friday the agreement with Inova Health System Foundation, Inova Health Care Services and Inova Physician Partners, settling the False Claims […]
Paragon Systems fined $52M for alleged fraud
Herndon-based federal contractor Paragon Systems agreed Tuesday to pay $52 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that Paragon used its own subsidiaries to fraudulently win small business set-aside contracts, violating the federal False Claims and Anti-Kickback acts. The company is one of the federal government‘s largest providers of security, fire and […]
Army awards $676M contracts for weapon system
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $676 million contract to continue manufacturing the TOW weapon system, which provides heavy anti-tank guided missile capability, RTX, the Arlington County parent company of Raytheon, a defense contractor, announced Wednesday. Two separate awards consist of a $430 million contract for FY 2023 and an additional $246 million contract […]
Raytheon to pay $950M+ to resolve fraud, bribery charges
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday that Arlington County’s Raytheon, a subsidiary of aerospace and defense contractor RTX, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve multiple allegations that include fraud and bribing a Qatari official. Under Wednesday’s settlement, Raytheon must pay the following penalties: For two counts of major fraud in […]
Siemens Energy agrees to pay $104M over Dominion bidding scheme
Siemens Energy pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $104 million this week to settle a federal criminal investigation into stealing trade secrets in order to undercut competitors’ bids in 2019 to build a Dominion Energy gas turbine “peaker” power plant in the Richmond metropolitan area. The settlement comes after three former Siemens employees and a […]
