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May 03, 2021
Surgeon's Alleged Scheme Brings $33M In DOJ Settlements
A South Dakota neurosurgeon will pay the U.S. government more than $4.5 million for his role in an alleged yearslong kickback scheme that funded his "lavish" tastes for food and booze and led to medically unnecessary surgeries, bringing the total recovered through this and related corporate settlements to more than $33 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.
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October 29, 2020
DOJ, Medtronic Agree To $9M Deal Over Restaurant Kickbacks
Medtronic USA Inc. agreed Thursday to fork over $9 million to the federal government to settle allegations that the medical device maker participated in a decade-long scheme to funnel kickbacks to a neurosurgeon by footing the bill for lavish events at the Brazilian restaurant he owns.
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September 17, 2020
South Dakota Neurosurgeon Can't Dodge FCA Suit
A federal judge refused to toss a lawsuit accusing a South Dakota neurosurgeon of taking kickbacks for using implants from suppliers that he established, finding the claims that he improperly billed federal health care programs were enough to move forward.
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October 29, 2019
Hospital System Inks $20M Deal To End False Claims Act Suit
Sanford Health has agreed to pony up $20.25 million to settle a suit claiming it billed federal health care programs for unnecessary surgeries performed by a surgeon who allegedly took kickbacks for using implants from a supplier he owned.