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Florida Laboratory Agrees to Pay Over $1.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

Clinical laboratory Genesis Reference Laboratories LLC (Genesis), of Orlando, Florida, has agreed to pay $1,195,845 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its marketers paid illegal kickbacks to healthcare providers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute to induce laboratory testing referrals. Genesis has agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigations of, and litigation against, other participants in the alleged scheme.

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NEWARK, N.J. – A clinical laboratory located in Orlando, Florida, has agreed to pay more than $1.1 million to resolve kickback allegations, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, announced today.

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  • Date:November 2, 2023
  • Agency:U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions