Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
AstraZeneca
Current Parent Company:
AstraZeneca
Penalty:
$14,700,000
Year:
2009
Date:
October 15, 2009
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
AstraZeneca was found guilty by a jury of defrauding Kentucky Medicaid by declaring inflated average wholesale prices of its drugs and was ordered to pay $14.7 million.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Kentucky Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Kentucky
HQ Country of Parent:
United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.