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Company: Schering-Plough
Current Parent Company: Merck
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $5,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: February 7, 2012
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced that it had obtained a total of $25.2 million in settlements from five pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations they overcharged the state's Medicaid program.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Louisiana Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Louisiana
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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