Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Contractors May Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Contractors who defraud the government in connection with federally funded construction projects or other government orders for work projects or goods violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA). Private citizens who report […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charging The Government For Unnecessary Medical Tests Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Health care providers defraud the government when they submit bills under Medicare, Medicaid and other government-backed programs for unnecessary medical tests and procedures. Private citizens who bring such fraud to light are rewarded under the False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Targets Offshore Tax Avoidance Billions Lost To Offshore Schemes Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assistance The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has created a special task force of agents dedicated exclusively to international tax enforcement as part of its criminal investigations unit. Whistleblowers with inside information concerning […]

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) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC of fraud in the trading of commodities and precious metals like […]

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 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 2019: Government Recovers Over $2.1 Billion in False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded $ 265 Million in 2019 633 New False Claims Qui Tam Suits During Past Year The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Taxpayer First Act Helps Whistleblowers Protections Against Employer Retaliation Expanding The Disclosures Protected By Law Laws enacted within the last year enhanced the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) whistleblower program for accountants, tax professionals, and other insiders who blow the whistle on tax fraud. Whistleblower rewards rose too. Over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Taxpayer First Act Helps Whistleblowers New Protections Against Employer Retaliation Awards Exceeded $430 Million In Last Two Years Based on Fiscal Year 2019 figures just released, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded more than $430 million in 2018-2019 to individual citizens who blew the whistle on tax fraud. […]