Pinellas County Must Pay $163,800 in Federal Kickback Lawsuit
The government authority that oversees ambulance service in Pinellas County has agreed to pay $163,800 to settle its part of a lawsuit that claims it took kickbacks. The federal whistle-blower lawsuit alleges Pinellas County’s Emergency Medical Services Authority received improper payments from the Paramedics Plus, the parent company of Sunstar Paramedics, in return …