Category: Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Overbilling Government Programs For Services Not Provided  Falsifying Program Certifications  Employees, Directors and Other Insiders Bring Fraud To Light Healthcare fraud costs the nation an estimated $68 billion annually, much of that cost ultimately hitting taxpayers through false claims against Medicare and Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal here in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Falsified PPP Loan Applications Small Business Administration Targets Ineligible Recipients  PPP Small Business Loan Fraud Under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq., the federal government rewards whistleblowers who present credible information of false claims under government programs (like Medicare and Medicaid) or false […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Kickbacks For Prescribing Medications Whistleblower Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for prescriptions violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b (Anti-Kickback Statute); 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (False Claims Act). The government rewards […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER  California False Claims Act Rewards Whistleblowers  Expanding The Act To Tax Fraud Legislation Approved By The State Assembly On June 10, the California State Assembly approved AB 2570, legislation sponsored by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, seeking substantial expansion of the California False Claims Act (CFCA). Among other […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Reporting Domestic And Offshore Securities Fraud On June 4, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $50 million to an individual who provided detailed, firsthand observations of misconduct by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Disagreement Over Government’s Power To Dismiss Senator Grassley Speaks Out Again Since early 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has actively sought to dismiss dozens of cases brought by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Senator Chuck Grassley (R.-Iowa), a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Contractors May Defraud The Government Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Contractors who defraud the government in connection with federally funded construction projects or other government orders for work projects or goods violate the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA). Private citizens who report […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Charging The Government For Unnecessary Medical Tests Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Health care providers defraud the government when they submit bills under Medicare, Medicaid and other government-backed programs for unnecessary medical tests and procedures. Private citizens who bring such fraud to light are rewarded under the False […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC of fraud in the trading of commodities and precious metals like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced in early March a $22.1 million verdict against a group of individuals and companies allegedly engaged in foreign currency exchange fraud. The CFTC complaint charged the defendants […]