Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Unlawful Payments To Referring Doctors Former Billing Manager Blows Whistle Whistleblower To Receive Share Of Settlement As Reward Private citizens can bring civil lawsuits on behalf of the government for redress against fraud under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  In Fiscal Year […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Vendor Will Receive $8.14 Million Reward Alleged Submission Of Untruthful Diagnostic Codes Fraud Allegedly Occurred Under Medicare Advantage Plan In Fiscal Year 2022, private citizens and businesses helped the government recover $1.9 billion in cases of fraud against the government. Those individuals and businesses helped the government recover this […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Senior Living Facility Operator Settles Allegations Illegal Kickback Receipts Alleged Former Strategic Growth Director Will Receive $765,000 Reward Civil lawsuits may be brought by private citizens on behalf of the government for redress against fraud against government agencies.  The cases are brought under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Provider Allegedly Reimbursed For Ineligible Expenses Pre-Determined Prices Not Fair Market Values Former Medical Director Will Receive $950,000 Reward Civil lawsuits may be brought by private citizens on behalf of the government for redress against fraud against government agencies.  The cases are brought under the False Claims Act, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Submitted Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes Higher Reimbursement Levels Than Permissible Manager Blows Whistle And Will Receive $3.8 Million Reward Private citizens can bring civil lawsuits on behalf of the government for redress against fraud under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  In Fiscal Year […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How The IRS Whistleblower Program Works How The IRS Determines Rewards How Whistleblowers Apply For Rewards Subject to certain thresholds and limitations, 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. § […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Paid Stipends And Gifts To Referring Physicians Extravagant Dinners, Expensive Gifts And Golf Trips Former Accounting Department Employee Blew 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 patients to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Alleges IRS Fraud By Church Complaint Filed In 2019 How Whistleblower Cases Begin The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations or other organizations who fail to pay the tax that they owe just as the False Claims Act rewards persons […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Patients Blow Whistle Alleged Financial Inducements Realtors Will Share $5.6 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2022, private citizens helped the government recover $1.9 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims For Medicaid Payments Alleged Accused Of Inadequate Staffing And No Hot Water Licensing Irregularities Healthcare fraud, including fraud against Medicare and Medicaid, is the biggest kind of fraud perpetrated against the government.  When the targeted patients are elders, such fraud cases may also constitute elder abuse […]