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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: General American Life Insurance Company, Inc.
Current Parent Company: MetLife
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Penalty: $76,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: June 25, 2002
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: General American Life Insurance Company, Inc. agreed to pay $76 million to settle allegations that it submitted false information to the Medicare program. The company also agreed to refrain from seeking business with Medicare for a five-year period.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance
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