Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases Against Healthcare Industry Government Announces Another Large Whistleblower Settlement With help from whistleblowers, the government pursues companies and contractors who defraud the government with false claims for payment or reimbursement. The majority of false claims come from the healthcare industry. Typically, whistleblowers initiate recovery […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER False Claims Act Cases Against Healthcare Industry Healthcare fraud costs the nation an estimated $68 billion annually. False claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid are a big part of that fraud.  The government can sue to recover under the federal False Claims Act and whistleblowers initiate most of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Rewards Whistleblowers Offshore Tax Avoidance Schemes Targeted The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who provide specific and credible information to the IRS regarding tax scams. The IRS of course chases lots of different tax frauds but in particular aggressively pursues taxpayers who use offshore […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Industry Whistleblowers The Government’s Whistleblower Program and Awards Government prosecutors need your help in prosecuting financial fraud and will reward you if your information leads to a recovery. The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) and Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Record Rewards In the past month alone, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced record whistleblower awards of $75 million to whistleblowers who blew the whistle on commodities trading scams.[1] The CFTC is the government agency that oversees commodities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Prime Healthcare and Its CEO Settle Whistleblower Case for False “Upcoding” Whistleblower Will Receive $17.2 Million Reward A California Registered Nurse will receive a $17.2 million reward for blowing the whistle on her employer’s false claims to the federal government for reimbursement under Medicare.[1]  The employer, Prime Healthcare, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Rewards Whistleblowers Whistleblowers Aid Enforcement The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who provide specific and credible information to the IRS regarding tax scams. Last year the IRS awarded close to $40 million to 242 whistleblowers.  The rewards are big if you have original, creditable […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Offers Rewards There’s a lot of hype these days about money to be made in trading virtual currencies and digital tokens like Bitcoin  Be careful with these investments.  Do not purchase digital coins or tokens based on social media tips […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Issues 2018 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams Whistleblowers Aid Enforcement And Get Rewards The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who provide specific and credible information to the IRS regarding tax scams. Each year the IRS announces its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams[1] to be targeted for […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Process and Awards Millions Paid In Awards The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who provide specific and credible information to the IRS of offshore tax avoidance and other tax fraud schemes when the information leads to recovery of unpaid taxes. Last year, the […]