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How HHS-OIG, Regulators Enforce Vendor Compliance

Provider Trust

Moon , for submitting claims while excluded from March 2006 through July 2013. Moon In this enforcement example, an owner was excluded, but hid behind the corporate veil of a company, which eventually led to both individual and company fines and exclusions. In January 2015, the OIG settled for $96,259 with a Minnesota Pharmacist, Joseph C.

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Terrorist (Litigation) Threats

Drug & Device Law

Defendants would have been aware of such reports because each defendant had a corporate security group that would have tracked them as part of its due diligence. Other reports highlighted Jaysh al-Mahdi’s abuse of the Ministry’s resources. Defendants also sent their agents into the Ministry to finalize deals on their behalf.