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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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Patient Records Privacy Breaches
Lawanda Jackson, a former UCLA Medical Center employee, was indicted on one charge of illegally obtaining individually identifiable health information for commercial advantage following revelations of privacy breaches involving at least 61 patients at the facility. She is accused of receiving at least $4,600 from an unidentified “national media outlet” in exchange for providing the private medical information of celebrity patients. In December 2008, Jackson pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating federal medical privacy law for commercial purposes.
- Misconduct Type
- Consumer Affairs
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Indictment
- 4/9/2008