Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $51 Million Settlement Reached Allegations Of Unnecessary Billing Realtors Will Share $12.75 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2021, private citizens helped the government recover $1.6 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The citizens, known as “relators,” brough the cases, referred to as “qui tam” cases,” under the False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospice Care Is Now A Huge For-Profit Industry False Certifications To Inflate Profits Lack Of Regulatory Oversight Hospice care is end of life care where patients are certified by a physician with less than six months to live and forgo any curative treatment.  Today, half of all Americans […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Vice President Blows Whistle On Alleged Kickbacks Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks And Financial Incentives Realtor Will Receive $9 Million Reward Private citizen cases for fraud against the government are brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA).  The FCA allows individuals with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Rewards Program Targeting Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Fighting Against Employer Retaliation 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).  During 2021, the IRS made 179 award payments to whistleblowers totaling […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Marketing Employee Beings Case Alleged Kickbacks To Hospitals And Physicians Whistleblower To Receive $11 Million From Settlement Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  Every year in this country, individuals bring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On Alleged Mislabeling Allegations Of Over The Counter Drugs Labelled As Prescription Drugs Realtor Will Receive $946,000 Reward Private citizen cases for fraud against the government are brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA).  The FCA allows individuals […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Assisted Living Facility Owner Sentenced Government Funds For Patient Care Diverted For Personal Use Investigations Of Fund Diversion And Patient Neglect Skilled nursing facilities and assisted care communities often receive government funding for the care they provide residents.  Fraudulent claims for payments of those government funds may be […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Initiates False Claims Act Action Manufacturer Allegedly Misrepresented Origin Of Products Employee To Receive $124,500 Reward Government contracts for the purchase of goods and services often include strict rules regarding product specifications which contractors are obligated to meet in order to qualify for payment.   One such […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Inducements Allegedly Paid To Suppliers Free Data Aided Suppliers In Marketing To Physicians Former Employee to Receive $4.3 Million For Blowing Whistle The Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (prohibits kickbacks for medical services referrals), and the Stark Law, 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn (prohibits physicians from referring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged False Claims To Medi-Cal Former Membership Services Director Blows Whistle Federal Government And California To Share Settlement Federal and California law authorizes citizens to bring civil lawsuits on behalf of the government against businesses defrauding the federal or State government.  False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § […]