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Company: Biotronik Inc.
Current Parent Company: Biotronik
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Penalty: $4,900,000
Year: 2014
Date: November 6, 2014
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Biotronik Inc. of Lake Oswego, Oregon, agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations made under the False Claims Act that the company made various improper payments to induce physicians to use devices that it manufactured and sold.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment and supplies
Specific Industry of Current Parent: medical equipment
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.