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Posts Tagged: Medtronic

Job: Global Compliance Monitoring Director (Medtronic)

Job Title: Global Compliance Monitoring Director

Employer: Medtronic

Location: Fridley, Minnesota USA

 

Description

The strategic direction set by this role should enhance the compliance tools and systems used, testing and quality assurance practices, and the execution of the monitoring plans as appropriate.… Continue Reading

ev3 whistleblower awarded $250,000 in FCA settlement

Medical device maker ev3 Inc. agreed to pay $1.25 million to resolve allegations that it caused some hospitals to unnecessarily admit Medicare patients for an outpatient  procedure to open hardened arteries, the Justice Department said Thursday.… Continue Reading

DOJ intervenes in whistleblower suit against Symantec Corp

The United States has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Symantec Corporation, alleging that Symantec submitted false claims to the United States on a General Services Administration (GSA) software contract.

The Justice Department announced its intervention in the lawsuit Thursday, saying it was protecting taxpayer dollars that were spent based on Symantec’s representations about its business practices. … Continue Reading

Medtronic wins double declination

Minnesota-based Medtronic Inc. won a double declination following an FCPA probe that lasted more than five years. The medical device maker said it received word in June from the DOJ and SEC that they won’t pursue enforcement actions.… Continue Reading

The 2011 Watch List

The Justice Department said this year it has about 150 ongoing  FCPA investigations and prosecutions. It doesn’t name those under the microscope and, while issuers probably should disclose investigations, not all of them do.… Continue Reading

SFO Facing Uncertain Future

For the second time in recent months, U.K. judges have warned the Serious Fraud Office not to make plea deals in overseas bribery cases, throwing into doubt the agency’s whistleblower program and its partnership with the U.S.… Continue Reading

DePuy Exec Jailed

The U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office said this week that a former DePuy executive pleaded guilty to making £4.5 million in corrupt payments to Greek medical professionals within the state-controlled healthcare system.… Continue Reading