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Article: The SCOOTER Store to Pay United States $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- May 11, 2007
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD +1-202-
514-1888
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SCOOTER Store
Inc. will pay the United States $4 million, and give up many millions
more in pending claims for reimbursement to Medicare, to settle
allegations that the company violated the civil False Claims Act and
defrauded the United States, the Justice Department announced today.
In addition to the $4 million cash payment, the San Antonio
wheelchair supplier will give up the right to reimbursement for most
of its pending Medicare claims. Such claims total more than $43
million, but Medicare estimates that the payments The SCOOTER Store
could ...