Mealey's ( May 31, 2023, 9:16 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia federal judge granted the federal government’s motion for default judgment and awarded it $12,036,554.48 in its suit against a diabetic durable medical equipment (DME) supplier and its owner alleged to have violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) by purchasing Medicare beneficiaries’ prescriptions for DME, finding that the company is liable for “knowingly” violating the FCA by submitting false claims and is in default for failing to respond to the complaint....