Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Rehab Director Of Company Blows Whistle  Company Allegedly Billed For Unnecessary “Ultra High” Therapy Complaint Alleged Eight Years Of Fraudulent Practices Healthcare fraud costs the government billions every year.  Private individuals play a great role in getting some of that money back for the government.   Under the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Paid $472 Million In Whistleblower Rewards In 2020 Off-Shore Schemes Are Large Area Of Tax Avoidance Tax Avoidance Schemes Violate Numerous Laws The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b). […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Medicare Payments For Non-Covered In-Patient Admissions Ineligible Admissions For Non-Medical Reasons Former Medical Center Employee Blew Whistle  Private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., recover billions for the government every year from companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Alleged Kickbacks And Compliance Misstatements Compliance Issues In Government Contracts Allegations Of Illegal Subcontractor Kickbacks The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., is the primary enforcement tool for recovering money fraudulently claimed from the government.  Government contractors are among those businesses that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Accusations Of Unnecessary Rehabilitation Therapy Services 11 Skilled Nursing Facilities Involved Former Program Director Was Whistleblower  According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improper payments for Medicare and Medicaid services totaled $25.74 billion in 2020 alone.  Often, the payments were made by the government for services […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Court Denies Summary Judgment For Defendants Private Equity Group’s Possible Liability For Portfolio Company Acts Positive Result For Whistleblowers Healthcare fraud is the largest kind of fraud against the government.  Increasingly, healthcare providers are owned by private equity groups.  The companies owned by private equity groups are often […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Hospice Certifications And False Claims Blowing The Whistle On False Certifications Medicare Reimbursement For Ineligible Patients Hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, labs, drug and medical device manufacturers and physicians groups are each healthcare businesses that may defraud the government particularly for Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement for their services […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Software Developer’s Allegedly Illegal Kickback Scheme Fraudulent Incentive Payments Under Medicare Alleged Individual Whistleblower Will Receive $800,000  Private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., generate rewards for those individuals who bring the qui tam cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Case Alleged False Certification For Goods Supplier Allegedly Disguised Source Of Products Relators Will Receive $952,000 Reward Federal government contracts whether for goods or services are typically subject to very specific requirements and regulations. This is particularly true for defense contracts or U.S. government contracts with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Three Large Recoveries Under False Claims Act Cases Brought By Individual Citizens As Whistleblowers Whistleblowers Rewarded  Three recent settlements[1] announced by the Department of Justice (DOJ) show how effective private whistleblower suits (known as qui tam cases) under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et […]