Lehigh University

PA 2020 Clinical Laboratories

DOJ False Claims Act

Penalty

$2.7 million

Outcome

Lehigh University Agrees to Pay $200,000 Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Convicted Professor’s Grant Fraud

Details

Lehigh University — DOJ Enforcement (2020)

DOJ took enforcement action against Lehigh University in PA in 2020 involving false claims act violations in the Clinical Laboratories sector.

Penalty: $2.7 million

Violation types: False Claims Act
Entity type: Clinical Laboratory
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: PA

Source: DOJ Press Release — Lehigh University Agrees to Pay $200,000 Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Convicted Professor’s Grant Fraud

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Source: DOJ Press Release — Lehigh University Agrees to Pay $200,000 Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Convicted Professor’s Grant Fraud

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