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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid Program
Louisiana recovered $25.2 million from five pharmaceutical companies the state accused of defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid program: Actavis Group HF, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Dey Pharma LP, GlaxoSmithKline, and Schering-Plough. The companies allegedly misreported prescription drug price information, based on Average Whole Prices (AWPs), in order to increase Medicaid reimbursements. GlaxoSmithKline paid the state a total of $10 million.
- Misconduct Type
- Antitrust
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 2/7/2012
