K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. doing business as Food City (Food City), a regional grocery store chain headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, has agreed to settle the government’s allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) related to its dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances. Under the settlement, Food City will pay the United States $8,488,378. Food City will pay an additional $78,621 to the states of Virginia and Kentucky for claims paid to Food City by state Medicaid programs.
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