Magistrate Judge Says Clinic Operator Should Pay GEICO $4M For False Claims

(January 17, 2019, 10:35 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal magistrate judge in New York on Dec. 18 recommended entering a $4 million default judgment against the operator of two clinics that allegedly submitted $2.6 million in false claims to the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) and its subsidiaries, finding that the insurer sufficiently alleged that the operator engaged in fraud, unjust enrichment and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (Government Employees Insurance Co., et al. v. Azu Ajudua, M.D., No. 15-cv-5199, E.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213930)....