Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
GE Healthcare Inc
Current Parent Company:
General Electric
Penalty:
$30,000,000
Year:
2011
Date:
December 29, 2011
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
GE Healthcare Inc. paid the United States $30 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that a company it acquired in 2004, Amersham Health Inc., had violated the False Claims Act by causing Medicare to overpay for Myoview, a radiopharmaceutical used in certain cardiac diagnostic imaging procedures.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
diversified
Specific Industry of Parent:
diversified
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
