Planned Parenthood affiliates in California are being sued after allegedly overcharging the state and federal governments by $180 million for birth-control pills. A former executive filed the lawsuit.
Victor Gonzalez, former vice president of finance and administration of the Los Angeles affiliate, said he was fired for questioning Planned Parenthood’s “illegal accounting, billing and donations practices,” which began in the late 1990s and continued until 2004.
Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, is accused of purchasing contraceptives and other medicines at discounted rates and then billing the state “12 or more times their purchase rate.”
Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said there are increasing reports of alleged illegalities at Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation. A Kansas clinic is facing 107 criminal charges.
“In light of this new revelation that Planned Parenthood could be committing financial fraud that has cost taxpayers over $180 million, Operation Rescue renews its call for a federal investigation and a halt to funding of Planned Parenthood affiliates across the nation,” he told California Catholic Daily.
