The resolution obtained in this matter was the result of a coordinated effort among the Justice Department’s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, with assistance from HHS-OIG, the Department of Defense’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Department of VA Office of Inspector General and the OPM-OIG.
The investigation and resolution of this matter illustrates the government’s emphasis on combating health care fraud. One of the most powerful tools in this effort is the False Claims Act. Tips and complaints from all sources about potential fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, can be reported to HHS at 800-HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477).
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The matter was handled by Fraud Section attorneys Amy Kossak and Jessica Sievert, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Kaufman for the District of New Jersey and Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Lindgren for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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