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Greensboro Laboratory and Owner Agree to Pay $850,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Substance Abuse Treatment Labs, located in Greensboro, and its owner, Paul Fribush, have agreed to pay $850,000 to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing North Carolina Medicaid for medically unnecessary urine drug screening tests (UDT), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Randall Galyon. The United States and the State of North Carolina alleged that, between January 2018 and January 2022, Substance Abuse Treatment Labs and Fribush submitted false claims for the highest level of urine drug testing to Medicaid.

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Action Details

  • Date:January 28, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions