United States v. Aguillon

MEMORANDUM OPINION

SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, the United States of America, filed this complaint under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, against defendant, Hipólito Paul Aguillon, M.D., on October 22, 2008. (D.I. 1) Plaintiff claims that defendant submitted false Medicare claims by billing the United States at a higher rate “than was warranted by the medical services necessary or actually performed in order to receive a higher rate of reimbursement.” (D.I. 1 ¶ 2) The United States is seeking civil penalties for violations of the FCA that allegedly…