Indiana AG Todd Rokita has secured a $1.2 million settlement with Deloitte to resolve allegations of unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. The settlement claimed that Deloitte violated the state’s False Claims Act by allegedly certifying compliance with Indiana’s nondiscrimination requirements while continuing discriminatory employment practices based on race and sex. Separately, Florida AG…

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $6 million from three nursing homes in the Buffalo region, including Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home (the Safire homes). The settlement agreement alleges that the nursing homes submitted tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicaid to boost their revenue.…

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North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Bethany Medical Center, P.A. and its founder (“Bethany”) to resolve allegations that Bethany knowingly billed for medically unnecessary services in violation of the North Carolina and Federal False Claims Acts. The AG’s press release alleges that Bethany and its leadership enforced a practice to order monthly…

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A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs settled with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, “Walgreens”) to resolve allegations that they billed federal and state government health care programs for prescriptions that were never picked up, in violation of the federal False Claims Act. According to the settlement agreement, Walgreens allegedly billed Medicare, Medicaid, and…

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Connecticut AG William Tong obtained a judgment in his favor in his office’s lawsuit against Assured Rx, LLC (“Assured”), which alleged that the pharmacy engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of  state false claims and anti-kickback statutes. According to the AG’s office, the complaint alleged that Assured orchestrated a scheme in which retired state employees…

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