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OIG - Office of Inspector General
09/25/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/26/2024 07:46
$2,125,640 Recouped in Civil Settlements for Violations of the False Claims Act from Local Pharmacies in Cidra and Florida, Puerto Rico
$2,125,640 Recouped in Civil Settlements for Violations of the False Claims Act from Local Pharmacies in Cidra and Florida, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States Attorney's Office reached two settlement agreements with local pharmacies and their respective owners to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted fraudulent claims for payment to the Medicare and Medicaid Programs from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2023. Farmacia Beatriz, LLC, from Cidra, PR, and Edwin Valentin-Rosario paid $725,640 while CDT Policlínica Familiar Florida and Jesús Vázquez agreed to pay $1.4 million, of which $1.3 million has already been collected.
Action Details
- Date:September 25, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Puerto Rico
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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