Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Who Can Be A Whistleblower? How Whistleblower Programs Work Anonymity And Protection From Retaliation A whistleblower is a person who has credible, inside (i.e., non-public) information of ongoing fraud and corruption against the government (False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.) or violations of banking, securities, […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Alleged Violations Of Terms For Government Payments False Certifications Of Eligibility Alleged $8.3 Million Reward For Two Whistleblowers Government payments to businesses whether for work performed under government contracts or for services provided under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid invariably has certain eligibility and performance requirements and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overview Of IRS Whistleblower Program Whistleblower Reward Determinations How Whistleblowers Apply For Rewards 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).  2022 total reward figures have not been announced, but at […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Services Allegedly Performed By Offshore Technicians Lack Of Qualifications Of Monitoring Technicians Two Whistleblowers Will Share $8.3 Million Reward  Any individual with knowledge of fraud against the government is authorized to bring an action on behalf of the government to recover money paid out on fraudulent claims. See […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Awards $20 Million To Whistleblower Whistleblower’s Information Led To Enforcement 103 Whistleblowers Rewarded So Far This Year Private citizens can help the government enforce the country’s securities laws and in certain cases receive awards where the citizen’s information aids in prosecution and recovery.  Assistance and information from […]

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 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 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 Non-American Citizens As Whistleblowers SEC Receives Large Number Of Foreign Tips Substantial Monetary Rewards The federal government has four primary whistleblower statutes and reward programs: The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Whistleblower Program, Section 922 of […]