Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Non-American Citizens As Whistleblowers SEC Receives Large Number Of Foreign Tips Substantial Monetary Rewards The federal government has four primary whistleblower statutes and reward programs: The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Whistleblower Program, Section 922 of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Employee Initiates False Claims Act Action Manufacturer Allegedly Failed To Test And Falsifying Results Employee To Receive Reward Government contracts often include strict rules regarding product specifications which contractors are obligated to meet in order to qualify for payment.   Knowing failure to fulfill contractual obligations or falsely representing […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Action Brought By Former Employee Contractor Allegedly Misrepresented Compliance With Regulations Former Employee/Whistleblower To Receive $2.61 Million Reward  Knowing violation of the terms of a government contract or misrepresentations regarding compliance with regulations by any government contractor paid to provide products or services to the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two False Claims Act Cases Settle For $4.9 Million Allegations Of Double-Billing Tests And Services Never Performed Individuals Initiated Both Cases Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses and individuals believed to be defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower 2021 Awards 178 Payments Total Over $36 Million Whistleblowers Collect $245 Million For Government In fiscal year 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office made 179 award payments to whistleblowers totaling $36,144,926, according to the office’s annual report. The proceeds collected from the Whistleblower Program […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegations of Unsupported Diagnosis Codes False Claims Allegedly Submitted In Federal Employee Health Insurance Programs Hearing Loss Diagnoses Allegedly Lacked Back-Up Documentation Year in and year out, individuals bring more enforcement efforts against companies defrauding the government than the government itself brings.   Many of the cases brought by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Sales Reps Allegedly Signed Up Ineligible Customers Carrier Failed To Supervise Compliance $462,500 Reward To Former Sales Rep Each year, individuals bring more enforcement efforts against companies defrauding the government than the government itself brings.  These cases brought by private citizens are actions under the False Claims Act, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On False Billing Allegations Of Overbilling And False Statements Realtor Will Receive $1.3 Million Reward The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA) allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the government to bring actions (known as “qui tams”) to recover […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Process Elements Of An IRS Whistleblower Case Examples Of Tax Fraud The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards individuals who submit credible evidence of tax fraud to the IRS and assist the Service in pursuing tax cheats.  To be eligible for an award, whistleblowers must provide specific […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Whistleblower Protections Who And What Is Protected? What Acts Of Retaliation Are Prohibited And What Are An Employee’s Remedies? The False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., protects employees, contractors, and agents who engage in protected activity from retaliation in the form of their […]