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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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False Claims Relating to Transplant Services
The University of Chicago Hospitals paid a fine of $115,000 to settle a whistleblower suit alleging the hospital improperly manipulated diagnoses to allow patients to become eligible for liver transplants and enable the hospital to receive federal and state reimbursement for the service.
- Misconduct Type
- Ethics
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement - approximate
- 7/1/2003
