Floyd Calhoun Dent to Pay $16 Million to Resolve Kickback Claims

The Justice Department has reached a settlement worth over $16 million with Floyd Calhoun Dent III to resolve claims that he engaged in a health-care kickback scheme, and made fraudulent transfer payments to family members.

The settlement resolves a 2018 judgment against Dent under the False Claims Act, and resolves allegations that transfers to family members, family corporations, and a family trust violated the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, the DOJ’s Monday announcement said.

Dent, and two other individuals, were found liable for submitting false claims to Medicare and TRICARE by ordering unnecessary blood tests and making unlawful payments ...