DISH to Pay $17 Million to Resolve US Probe Into Fraud Claims

DISH Network to repay $17M over allegations of misusing COVID-era funds

DISH Network has agreed to pay $17.2 million after it allegedly claimed federal funds through a COVID-19-era program that helped low-income families.

DISH Hits Static: $17 Million Settlement Over Pandemic-Era Broadband Fraud - Tampa Free Press

DISH Wireless LLC will hand over $17.2 million to the federal government following allegations that it exploited programs designed to help low-income families stay connected to the internet. The Englewood-based company, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, reached the settlement to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act and the Communications Act of 1934. […] DISH Hits Static: $17 Million Settlement Over Pandemic-Era Broadband Fra…

DISH to pay $17 million to resolve US probe into fraud claims

Advanced Urology Agrees to Pay $14 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

On April 2, 2026, the U.S. Attorney from the Northern District of Georgia announced that Jitesh Patel, M.D., Advanced Urology, Inc., and affiliated companies (collectively “Advanced Urology”) agreed to pay $14 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Georgia False Medicaid Claims Act. The government alleged Advanced Urology violated both laws by billing federal healthcare programs for a series of unperformed…

Dish Agrees to Settle ACP Fraud Case for $17 Million

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 – Dish agreed to pay more than $17 million to settle an investigation into whether it defrauded Federal Communications Commission programs for low-income broadband subscribers.The Justice Department said in a release Wednesday that Dish enrolled more than 84,000 ineligible subscribers in the now-defunct Affordable Connectivity program and its predecessor and continued seeking payments after learning they weren’t eligible.…

DISH Wireless Agrees to Pay $17.2 Million Over Federal Broadband Program Allegations

DISH Wireless LLC has agreed to pay $17,280,240 to settle federal allegations that it improperly received money from government broadband assistance programs...