Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Taxpayer First Act What Conduct Is Protected What Remedies Are Available To Whistleblowers Individuals with credible information of tax fraud, such as offshore tax avoidance, begin a whistleblower case by submitting an application to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  The whistleblower’s identity is kept confidential by the IRS […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Largest Total Since 2014 Health Care Fraud Is Leading Source Of Judgments And Recoveries 598 Qui Tam Suits Filed In 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Misrepresentations Regarding Prescription Shoes Government Alleges Five Years Of False Claims For Payment Former Employee Whistleblower Will Receive Share Of Settlement Private individuals bringing suits under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., recover billions of dollars every year for the government against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What Kinds Of Fraud Does The IRS Target? Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Is A Primary IRS Target How An IRS Whistleblower Case Begins The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pays rewards to individuals who blow the whistle on corporations and individuals who commit tax fraud.  I.R.C. § 7623(b).  Rewards generally […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Unauthorized Prescriptions Allegedly Misleading Statements Of Drug’s Effectiveness Former Employee Whistleblower Will Receive $200,000 Reward Health care fraud costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year.  Much of that fraud comes under the government’s Medicare and Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California programs, including payments for medications that are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Changes To IRS Whistleblower Program Targeting Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Rewards Increasing  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations and individuals who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b).  The award percentage depends on several factors, but generally falls […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Violations Of Anti-Kickback Statute And Stark Law Improper Financial Inducements For Referrals Physician Whistleblower Will Receive $3 Million Reward Federal law prohibits financial inducements for referrals by physicians and other health care providers for patient services.  See Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b), and Stark Law, 42 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of False Authorizations For Expensive Prescription Drug Alleged Kickbacks To Prescribing Physicians And Office Staff Former Employee To Receive $2.5 Million Reward The largest kind of fraud against the federal government occurs within the health care sector, primarily under government-sponsored programs like Medicare, Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California), […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Rewards Increasing Targeting Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Whistleblowers’ Estates Can Pursue Claims 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).  In fiscal year 2020, the IRS issued over $86 million […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations Of Excessive And Unnecessary Testing Physician Group Allegedly Overbilled For In-House Laboratory Two Former Office Staff Members Blew Whistle  Every year private individuals recoup more money for the government lost to fraud f than the government itself does. Last year alone, of the $2.1 billion recovered by […]