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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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Illinois Drug Pricing Lawsuit
Fifteen companies—including Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, and Pfizer—agreed to pay a total of $242 million to settle allegations they manipulated wholesale prices in the state of Illinois to increase their Medicaid reimbursements. The state alleged, beginning in the early 1990s, the companies fraudulently published inflated average wholesale price information to induce state Medicaid programs to increase their reimbursement amounts.
- Misconduct Type
- Antitrust
- Enforcement Agency
- State/Local
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 10/28/2019
