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Company: Fresenius Medical Care (fka National Medical Care)
Current Parent Company: Fresenius Medical Care
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Penalty: $486,000,000
Year: 2000
Date: January 19, 2000
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: Fresenius Medical Care, formerly known as National Medical Care, agreed to pay a $101 million criminal fine and a $385 million civil settlement to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims for laboratory tests and conspired to pay illegal kickbacks.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil and criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: dialysis services
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