Monday, December 20, 2010
U. S. Attorneys' Office In Eastern KY Rank High In Collections
KENTUCKY...
Federal prosecutors in eastern Kentucky have ranked high among U.S. attorney's offices around the country in collections from defendants in criminal and civil cases.
The U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Kentucky says it collected $705 million in fiscal year 2010, the third highest among 94 federal prosecutors' offices.
The Department of Justice announced it reached an all-time high in collections, taking in $6.68 billion for the fiscal year.
A statement from U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey's office says the total in the Eastern District of Kentucky includes $692 million recovered from the drug company Pfizer in the government's largest civil settlement ever. Prosecutors say Pfizer paid the government $2.3 billion after illegally promoting drugs to doctors in eastern Kentucky and elsewhere, causing overpayments by Medicare and Medicaid.
Federal prosecutors in eastern Kentucky have ranked high among U.S. attorney's offices around the country in collections from defendants in criminal and civil cases.
The U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Kentucky says it collected $705 million in fiscal year 2010, the third highest among 94 federal prosecutors' offices.
The Department of Justice announced it reached an all-time high in collections, taking in $6.68 billion for the fiscal year.
A statement from U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey's office says the total in the Eastern District of Kentucky includes $692 million recovered from the drug company Pfizer in the government's largest civil settlement ever. Prosecutors say Pfizer paid the government $2.3 billion after illegally promoting drugs to doctors in eastern Kentucky and elsewhere, causing overpayments by Medicare and Medicaid.
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