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Justice Department Commends ASCAP and BMI's Launch of SONGVIEW
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- Written by Imperial Valley News Imperial Valley News
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Washington, DC - On December 21, 2020, The American Society of Composers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the two largest performance rights organizations (PROs) in the United States, announced the launch of SONGVIEW, a “comprehensive data platform that provides music users with an authoritative view of public performance copyright ownership and administration shares for the vast majority of music licensed in the United States."
Justice Department Alleges Conditions at Iowa Institution for Individuals with Disabilities Violate the Constitution
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Des Moines, Iowa - The Justice Department Tuesday concluded an investigation into conditions at the Glenwood Resource Center (Glenwood), an institution for individuals with intellectual disabilities operated by the State of Iowa in Glenwood, Iowa.
Two Owners of Pharmacies Charged in a $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Case
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
New York - The owners of over a dozen New York-area pharmacies were charged in an indictment unsealed Monday for their roles in a $30 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme, in which they exploited emergency codes and edits in the Medicare system that went into effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to submit fraudulent claims for expensive cancer drugs that were never provided, ordered, or authorized by medical professionals.
Justice Department Alleges Conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution Violate the Constitution
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Ocala, Florida - The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida Tuesday concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that the conditions at Lowell Correctional Institution (Lowell) in Ocala, violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. Specifically, the department concluded that there is reasonable cause to believe that Lowell fails to protect prisoners from sexual abuse by the facility’s staff.
Texas Heart Hospital and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary THHBP Management Company LLC to Pay $48 Million to Settle False Claims
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Dallas, Texas - Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay the United States $48 million to resolve claims that the Heart Hospital violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced.