Category: Qui Tam

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $51 Million Settlement Reached Allegations Of Unnecessary Billing Realtors Will Share $12.75 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2021, private citizens helped the government recover $1.6 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The citizens, known as “relators,” brough the cases, referred to as “qui tam” cases,” under the False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Awarded $20 Million  “New And Critical” Information Led To Enforcement SEC Has Awarded 103 Whistleblowers So Far In 2022 Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the U.S. Securities and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing Home To Pay $2.3 Million Allegations Of Grossly Substandard Care Government Payments For Allegedly Substandard Services Skilled nursing facilities and assisted care communities often receive government funding for the care they provide residents.  Fraudulent claims for payments of those government funds may be the basis for a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Hospice Care Is Now A Huge For-Profit Industry False Certifications To Inflate Profits Lack Of Regulatory Oversight Hospice care is end of life care where patients are certified by a physician with less than six months to live and forgo any curative treatment.  Today, half of all Americans […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Former Therapists Blow Whistle Allegations Of False Upcoding And Unnecessary Services Realtors Will Share $1.3 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2021, private citizens helped the government recover $1.6 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The citizens, known as “relators,” brough the cases, referred to as “qui tam” […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Vice President Blows Whistle On Alleged Kickbacks Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks And Financial Incentives Realtor Will Receive $9 Million Reward Private citizen cases for fraud against the government are brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA).  The FCA allows individuals with […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER IRS Whistleblower Rewards Program Targeting Off-Shore Tax Avoidance Fighting Against Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe.  I.R.C. § 7623(b).  During 2021, the IRS made 179 award payments to whistleblowers totaling […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Brought Qui Tam Action Will Receive $250 Million Reward Allegations Of Illegal Kickbacks Frauds committed against the federal or State governments often involve multiple violations of the law.  Private citizens are authorized to bring actions against the entities defrauding the government under the False Claims Act […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Marketing Employee Beings Case Alleged Kickbacks To Hospitals And Physicians Whistleblower To Receive $11 Million From Settlement Federal law authorizes private citizens to bring suits against businesses defrauding the government. False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.  Every year in this country, individuals bring […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle On Alleged Mislabeling Allegations Of Over The Counter Drugs Labelled As Prescription Drugs Realtor Will Receive $946,000 Reward Private citizen cases for fraud against the government are brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA).  The FCA allows individuals […]