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Company: Genzyme Corp.
Current Parent Company: Sanofi
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Penalty: $22,280,000
Year: 2013
Date: December 20, 2013
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Genzyme Corp. agreed to pay $22.28 million to resolve allegations that it marketed, and caused false claims to be submitted to federal and state health care programs for use of, a "slurry" version of its Seprafilm adhesion barrier.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: France
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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