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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
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Penalty: $1,650,000
Year: 2017
Date: July 7, 2017
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. paid $1.65 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act when it knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California's Medi-Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.