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Company: Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Current Parent Company: Tenet Healthcare
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Penalty: $900,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: June 29, 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: Tenet Healthcare Corporation, operator of a large hospital chain, agreed to pay the United States $900 million for alleged unlawful billing practices.
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: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals (for-profit)
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.