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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Medtronic USA, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Medtronic
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Penalty: $400,000
Year: 2021
Date: December 23, 2021
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Medtronic agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve the state's share of Medicaid damages in allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce a South Dakota neurosurgeon to use certain Medtronic products.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: South Dakota Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: South Dakota
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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