October 31, 2006 — Amerigroup Illinois and Amerigroup Corporation A jury returned a $48 Million verdict in a case filed under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act (WRPA) by private relator, Cleveland Tyson. The allegations of the case were that Amerigroup Illinois and Amerigroup Corporation had committed “systematic and extensive fraud in the Medicaid program”. Under the WRPA, the award will be tripled to $144 Million, and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will additionally seek penalties ranging from $5,500 to $11,000 for each of 18,130 false claims which the juries found to have been submitted by Amerigroup. Under the WRPA, Mr. Tyson is expected to receive between 15% and 25% of the monies recovered by the government, for having filed the WRPA case. See Illinois Attorney General Press Release 10/31/06 |