This next case exemplifies how taxpayer dollars have been abused, and demonstrates the importance of recovering such funds when obtained under false circumstances.
Two separate federal indictments allege that Patrick Britton-Harr, a 41-year old businessman from Charleston, South Carolina, used his company, Provista Health, to fraudulently bill Medicare more than $15 million for respiratory pathogen panel (RPP) tests during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The government alleges that over $5 million was paid out by Medicare for these bogus claims.
In addition, Britton-Harr ran a Ponzi scheme where he banked $1.5 million in payments from individuals who allegedly trusted him to purchase airplanes for their usage as part of an exclusive group through the corporation AeroVanti Inc.
At Find Corporate Waste, we illustrate the critical role that the False Claims Act serves in safeguarding taxpayer funds. While the indictments do not directly mention a qui tam relator in this case, this tool can be used to recover government funds in cases relating to Defense and National Security, Manufacturing and Tariffs, and PPP Loans.
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