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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€31.7mTotal of monetary amounts
€31.7mLargest single case: Access DX Laboratory, LLC
€31.7mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

30 Jul 2026 Access DX Laboratory, LLCAccess DX Laboratory: 36.4 million USD – kickbacks for unnecessary genetic tests USACommercial bribery €31.7m

The Houston laboratory, its former CEO Michael Stewart and the businessman Harold Shatz allegedly paid kickbacks and billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary genetic tests. The three settlements add up to 36.4 million USD; the laboratory is subject to a Corporate Integrity Agreement.

What organisations can take from it

Commission models for intermediaries who bring in orders or patients are a classic gateway for bribery.

Relevance to training and awareness

Remuneration of intermediaries and referrers

Authority / court
U.S. Department of Justice
Area of law
Bribery and corruption · Commercial bribery
Legal basis
Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)); False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 ff.)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Healthcare
Liability of senior managers
Former CEO pays under a separate settlement.

Original amount 36,400,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 30 Jul 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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