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Company: Ameritox Ltd.
Penalty: $814,000
Year: 2010
Date: November 19, 2010
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Ameritox agreed to pay $814,000 to Texas, Florida and Massachusetts to settle allegations that it used Medicaid funds to pay kickbacks to physicians. This was part of a $16 million settlement negotiated by the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Source of Data: Company pays $16m settlement, Odessa American, November 18, 2010 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.