Category: False Claims

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks For Prescribing Medications Whistleblower Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for prescriptions violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (Anti-Kickback Statute); 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (False Claims Act). The government rewards […]

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 Environmental and Securities Fraud by Biofuel Industry Whistleblower Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Private citizens who bring any kind of fraud against the government to light are rewarded under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), when the government recovers. The fraud may include false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Bringing Securities, Lending, and Banking Fraud to Light The government rewards citizens who blow the whistle on any kind of fraud perpetrated by financial institutions like banks, brokerage firms, and mortgage lenders. Often, a single fraudulent scheme, like violating […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER HUD Violations By Lender Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Fraud May Constitute Numerous Statutory Violations Any mortgage lender that submits false claims to the government regarding mortgages insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or guaranteed by the Department of […]

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 Illegal Kickbacks For Prescribing Medical Devices Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for medical referrals or prescription of medical devices violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (Anti-Kickback Statute); 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraudulent Billing And Illegal Kickbacks For Medicine Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Healthcare fraud is the largest kind of fraud perpetrated against the government year in and year out. Wrongdoers include pharmaceutical companies, compounding pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes, physician groups, clinical laboratories, device manufacturers and others. Private […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2019: Government Recovers Over $2.1 Billion in False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded $ 265 Million DOJ Shares Priorities For 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks For Use of Surgical Devices Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for medical referrals or the use of medical devices violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b; 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. […]