Category: Qui Tam

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Rewards Whistleblowers Over $312 Million in IRS Whistleblower Rewards Last Year IRS Targets Offshore Tax Avoidance Last year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) created a task force of agents dedicated exclusively to international tax enforcement as part of the IRS criminal investigations unit. When it […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers May Uncover Violations of Numerous Laws Large Verdict Under FIRREA, Federal Banking Laws and False Claims Act The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) and the Federal Claims Act (“FCA”) both offer rewards to whistleblowers with original information about certain fraudulent conduct by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Cases for Cryptocurrency Fraud Offshore Virtual Currency Trading Frauds The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices trading in commodities (like gold and other precious metals), options, futures, and virtual currencies. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information that leads to recoveries against organizers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Fraud Alleged in Large Military Procurement Programs Allegations of Forged Invoices, Inflated Prices, and Misleading Data A False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower lawsuit[1] unsealed this week alleges a large truck manufacturer defrauded the US government of at least $1.28 billion by forging invoices, catalog prices and other data […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Case Alleging False Grant Requests Large Settlement and Whistleblower/Relator Award Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible, original information of false claims made to government agencies for payments and reimbursements. The cases are known as qui tam cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Office Depot California False Claims Settlement Still In The News Former Employee Blew The Whistle $23.5 Million Whistleblower Reward Back in 2015, Office Depot settled a California False Claims Act (CFCA) whistleblower case[1] that alleged Office Depot overcharged state agencies for school supplies and other products.  The case […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Taxpayer First Act Helps Whistleblowers New Protections Against Retaliation for Employees Blowing Whistle on Tax Fraud  Awards Exceed $312 Million Last year alone, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) awarded more than $312 million to individual citizens who blew the whistle on tax fraud. Much of the fraud included […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks and Payments for Patient Referrals The Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Suit Large Whistleblower Reward The FBI estimates that fraud under the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs amounts to $75 billion to $250 billion every year. Each year, individual whistleblowers help the government recoup […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Case for Cryptocurrency Fraud Offshore Virtual Currency Trading Fraud The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices trading in commodities (like gold and other precious metals), options, futures, and virtual currencies. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information that leads to recoveries against organizers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Gold Scams: Financial Elder Abuse And Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Cases Unscrupulous gold and rare coin dealers often target seniors in scams because seniors have money to invest, are likely to pick up a phone or respond to an email, and are eager to supplement retirement savings. […]