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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Medtronic
Current Parent Company: Medtronic
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Penalty: $327,000
Year: 2014
Date: June 30, 2014
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Secondary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Medtronic agreed to pay $327,000 to settle multistate allegations that it submitted claims for replacement insulin infusion pumps that were initiated through the improper solicitation of Medicaid recipients. This was part of a larger $2.8 million settlement involving the federal government.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Ireland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical devices
Source of Data: $2.8 Million Multi-state Settlement Reached with Medical Device Manufacturer, Targeted News Service, June 30, 2015 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.