Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Former Employees Blow Whistle On Alleged Fraud Alleged Overbilling For Oxygen Equipment Whistleblowers Will Share $5,655,000 Reward Civil lawsuits under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., may be brought by private citizens to recover money fraudulently obtained from the government by suppliers, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Employee Blows Whistle Government Alleged Improper Billing For Consulting Contracts Realtor Will Receive $70 Million Reward The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals and businesses with knowledge of fraud against the federal government to initiate actions on behalf of the government […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Competitor Blows Whistle Alleged False Statements To Procure Contracts Realtor Will Receive $1.35 Million Reward In Fiscal Year 2022, private citizens and businesses helped the government recover $1.9 billion in cases of fraud against the government.  The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Two Former Employees Blow Whistle On Alleged False Billing Complaint Says Drugs Never Dispensed Realtors Will Share Reward The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the federal government to initiate actions on behalf of the government to […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 30 Enforcement Actions Brought In 2022 SEC Sharpens Focus On Sales Of Unregistered Offerings Actions For Insider Trading And Market Manipulation The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a report entitled “SEC Cryptocurrency Enforcement: 2022 Update” that outlines the increased focus by the SEC on insider […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER How IRS Whistleblower Program Works Improvements To Program Passed By Senate Protection from Employer Retaliation The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rewards people who blow the whistle on corporations who fail to pay the tax that they owe just as the False Claims Act rewards persons who submit fraudulent […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Settlement Despite Government Attempt To Dismiss Mortgage Underwriting Compliance Issues Whistleblower Will Receive $11.5 Million Reward Fraud against the government includes cases where a business is paid by the government despite the fact that the business has knowingly failed to comply with compliance regulations tied to any payments.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Former Mortgage Underwriter Blows Whistle Allegations Of False Mortgage Eligibility Certifications Realtor Will Receive $11.5 Million Reward The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., allows individuals with knowledge of fraud against the federal government to initiate actions on behalf of the government to recover […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Important Case Before U.S. Supreme Court Government Discretion To Move To Dismiss Qui Tam Actions Private Citizen Qui Tam Actions Recover Billions For Government Any individual with knowledge of fraud against the government is authorized to bring an action on behalf of the government to recover money paid […]

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 […]