The government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Orbit Medical Inc. and Jake Kilgore, a former VP in charge of sales, claiming that the medical equipment company boosted its sales through falsified records and fraudulent billings. The lawsuit alleges that Kilgore directed Orbit Medical’s sale representatives to knowingly alter physician prescriptions and supporting documentation in order to qualify for Medicare reimbursements for Orbit Medical’s power wheelchairs and accessories.

On Oct. 23, 2013, a federal grand jury in Utah indicted Kilgore on three counts of health care fraud, three counts of false statements related to health care, and three counts of wire fraud in connection with the conduct alleged in the civil suit. The case against Orbit Medical and Kilgore was originally filed by two former Orbit employees, Dustin Clyde and Tyler Jackson.

Read the entire press release, “Government Intervenes in Lawsuit Against Medical Equipment Supplier Orbit Medical Inc. and Former Vice President Jake Kilgore”