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Company: Orthofix Inc.
Current Parent Company: Orthofix Medical
Penalty: $42,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 7, 2012
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: Orthofix Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of medical devices, agreed to pay the United States $34,234,263 to settle allegations under the civil False Claims Act relating to the company's sale of bone growth stimulator devices. The company also agreed to plead guilty to a felony of obstruction of a federal audit, and to pay a $7,765,737 criminal fine.
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: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical devices
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