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Department of Justice Press Releases - 2003

December 18

Monday, December 22, Is Deadline To File Claim In September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

December 10

Grand Rapids' Metropolitan Hospital & Related Entities To Pay U.S. $6.25 Million To Resolve False Claims Allegations

November 25

September 11th Victim Compensation Funds Claims' Deadline Approaches - December 22, 2003

November 10

Justice Dept. Civil Fraud Recoveries Total $2.1 Billion For FY 2003 False Claims Act Recovers Exceed $12 Billion Since 1986

September 29

U.S. Joins Suit Alleging Scheme To Defraud Government To Obtain Federal Surplus Dry Dock In Hawaii

September 22

N. Carolina To Pay $23.8M To Resolve Overbilling Allegations For State's Foster Care & Childcare Services

September 16

Texas-Based Medical Device Manufacture To Pay U.S. $1,575,000 To Resolve False Claims Allegations

August 27

United States Announces Settlement of Lockheed Martin Case Allegining Mischarging on Government Contracts

August 22

Williams International Co. To Pay U.S. $2.1 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

August 20

Northrop Grumman To Pay $80 Million For Overcharging The U.S. And Selling Defective Military Equipment To The Navy

August 15

September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Update; Claims Can Be Filed Until December 22 Of This Year

August 5

Shell Oil Company Agrees To Pay United States $49 Million For Unauthorized Venting and Flaring Of Gas

July 18

Statement of Peter Keisler, Assistant Attorney General For The Civil Division On Today's Court Of Appeals Ruling In The Cobell Indian Trust Fund Case

July 8

Statement of Peter Keisler, Assistant Attorney General Regarding Circuit Court's Ruling On The Energy Task Force

July 1

Justice Department Intervenes In Medicare Case Against Two Cleveland Hospitals

June 26

International Tribunal Unanimously Finds For the United States In North American Free Trade Agreement Case

June 26

Largest Health Care Fraud Case In U.S. History Settled HCA Investigation Nets Record Total Of $1.7 Billion

June 20

American Management Systems Reaches Settlement With U.S. In Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Case

June 20

Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Pleads Guilty To Healthcare Crime; Company Agrees To Pay $355 Million To Settle Charges

June 19

Sprint Corporation To Pay United States $5.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Contracting Fraud

June 11

Pharmaceutical Company, Dey, Inc. To Pay U.S. & Texas $18.5 Million To Settle Allegations Of Medicaid Fraud

June 9

TRW Successor Firm To Pay United States $111 Million To Settle False Claims Act Case

May 7

Christus Health Affiliates In Texas Pays U.S. $1.36 Million To Settle Allegations of Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

April 25

Wal-Mart Agrees To Pay $750,000 Civil Penalty For Delay In Reporting Exercise Equipment Hazard

April 14

Statement Of Assistant Attorney General Robert D. McCallum Jr. Following Today's Arguments In 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Case

March 31

Federal Judge Issues Record $7 Million Fine Against Boston Scientific Corp.

March 17

Florida Hospital Pays More Than $1.4 Million To Settle Health-Care Fraud Allegations

March 6

San Diego Hospital to Pay U.S. $6.2 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations

February 21

Texas, Washington, Oregon & Florida Hospitals to Pay U.S. $4.9 Million in Cardiac Devices Litigation

February 11

U.S. Joins Suit Against Pennsylvania Insurance Company

February 10

Five Tenet Hospitals in Florida Pay United States $4.3 Million for Allegedly Violating False Claims Act

February 6

Northwestern University will Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and Common Law Allegations

February 3

United States Files Suit Against Newport News Shipbuilding for Alleged Fraud Against the Navy

January 27

Statement of Special Master Kenneth Feinberg Regarding the Lawsuit Against the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund

January 23

Lockheed to Pay United States $1.4 Million for Alleged Procurement Fraud

January 15

Tennessee Hospital to Pay United Sates $2 Million to Settle Allegations of Medicare Fraud

January 15

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Accused of Mischarging Medicare

January 9

United States Files Suit Against Tenet HealthCare Alleging False Claims Billings to Medicare

January 7

Firms Agree to Pay $765,000 to Resolve False Claims Allegations for Work at Oklahoma Air Force Base