Security News in Brief: Clayton Deardorff and Stepping Stones Healthcare LLC Agree to Pay $589,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Clayton Deardorff (“Deardorff”) and his company, Stepping Stones Healthcare, LLC (“SSH”), have agreed to pay $589,000 to resolve allegations that they engaged in an illegal kickback arrangement with a Mississippi Critical Access Hospital (“CAH”) in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”).