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Company: Medtronic Inc.
Current Parent Company: Medtronic
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Penalty: $40,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: July 18, 2006
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: Medtronic Inc. agreed to pay the United States $40 million to settle civil allegations that its Medtronic Sofamor Danek division paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to use its spinal products.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
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
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