ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Reflections on Martin Luther King Day Why Martin Luther King Day Is Important For Seniors Today, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in honor of the man who transformed America and gave his life to make this country a better place for all people, regardless of race or creed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing the Whistle on Bank Fraud Fraud Under The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 How To Report Bank Fraud The government rewards whistleblowers who aid prosecutors in going after fraud. A number of agencies maintain whistleblower programs but when the fraud is related to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid The Push Toward Annuities Insurance Agents and Banks Earn Commissions on Sales America has been in a low-interest-rate economy for years and returns on Certificates of Deposit, bonds and money market funds have been on the low side for some time.  Now bank rates and bond interest […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Large Rewards Fraud in Trading Gold, Virtual Currencies and More The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees precious metal trading, and trading in other commodities, futures and options, derivatives, and virtual currency (like Bitcoin) trades. The CFTC rewards […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER United States Department of Justice Prosecuting Financial Elder Abusers Recent Scheme Victimized Senior Veterans Identify Theft and Unauthorized Withdrawals from Veterans’ Bank Accounts Seniors are increasingly victims of financial elder abuse more than any other form of elder abuse throughout California and the United States as a whole. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Rewards Whistleblowers Over $312 Million in IRS Whistleblower Rewards Last Year IRS Targets Offshore Tax Avoidance Last year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created a task force of agents dedicated exclusively to international tax enforcement as part of the IRS criminal investigations unit. When it […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Residents at Risk of Negligence, Neglect and Intentional Abuse Cases of Sexual Assaults and Rape Increase Nursing home abuse includes negligent abuse and neglect, and intentional abuse such as sexual assault and rape or intentional overmedication of residents. Incidents of sexual assault and rape are particularly horrific but […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers May Uncover Violations of Numerous Laws Large Verdict Under FIRREA, Federal Banking Laws and False Claims Act The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) and the Federal Claims Act (“FCA”) both offer rewards to whistleblowers with original information about certain fraudulent conduct by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Cases for Cryptocurrency Fraud Offshore Virtual Currency Trading Frauds The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices trading in commodities (like gold and other precious metals), options, futures, and virtual currencies. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information that leads to recoveries against organizers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Announces $41.6 Million Settlement In Healthcare Kickbacks Case Whistleblowers Rewarded $10 Million The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in a recent press release that a large diagnostic laboratory has agreed to pay the U.S. $41.6 million in settlement fees, in addition to an exclusion period preventing […]