Category: Qui Tam

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. When the fraud is related to banks and other federally insured financial institutions, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Over $396 Million Awarded Since SEC Whistleblower Program Began Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards in connection with multiple enforcement actions against several companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks For Use of Surgical Devices Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for medical referrals or the use of medical devices violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b; 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced in early March a $22.1 million verdict against a group of individuals and companies allegedly engaged in foreign currency exchange fraud. The CFTC complaint charged the defendants […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  Billing for Unnecessary Procedures Former Employees Blow Whistle on Nursing Home Chain The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that a large nursing home chain will pay $15.5 million to settle allegations brought against it by a group of whistleblowers under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks, Overcharging, And Other Healthcare Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Each year, individual whistleblowers help the government recoup billions under the False Claims Act (FCA). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Federal Law Protects You From Employer Retaliation Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards in connection with two separate enforcement actions.[1]  Both whistleblowers provided significant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on January 27 that it settled fraud allegations against a commodity pool operator and its CEO for over $10 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER State False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded The State of California rewards whistleblowers who bring actions (known as qui tam actions) under the California False Claims Act (“CFCA”), Calif. Gov’t Code §§ 12650 et seq., for false claims made to the State of California for payments or other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Rewards Blowing The Whistle On Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Cases Under The False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. The fraud may violate […]