ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER 2019: Government Recovers Over $2.1 Billion in False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded $ 265 Million DOJ Shares Priorities For 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse Can Strike Any Senior Dementia Sufferers At High Risk Abuser Targets Dementia Patient’s Real Estate Caregivers, spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends, insurance agents, financial advisors, trustees, conservators, and persons acting pursuant to Powers of Attorney can all be financial predators. Complete strangers can be abusers too. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Interest Rates On Fixed Annuities Plummeting  Do Not Be Rushed Into A Fixed Annuity Understanding Rates Of Return On Annuities Whenever the Dow drops, insurance agents push annuities as “safe” retirement investments. But right now interesting rates are dropping too which means annuity carriers will pay a lower […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Awards $450,000 Compliance Officer Reported Concerns To Employer First On March 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $450,000 whistleblower award to a company’s internal compliance officer who provided the SEC with information of his employer’s securities law violations. The officer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing the Whistle on Bank Fraud Fraud Under The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 How To Report Bank Fraud The government rewards whistleblowers who aid prosecutors in going after fraud. When the fraud is related to banks and other federally insured financial institutions, the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Wandering: A Real Danger With Alzheimer’s Sufferers Deaths From Wandering/Elopement Wandering (also known as elopement) is a common behavior for older persons suffering from dementia, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease. Many dementia patients reside in nursing homes and other care facilities where they need monitoring and supervision. When […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Over $396 Million Awarded Since SEC Whistleblower Program Began Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards in connection with multiple enforcement actions against several companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cash, Checks, and Caregivers The Danger of Checking Accounts in Easy Reach Preventing Caregiver Theft In-home caregivers have access to a senior’s cash, bank accounts, important papers and other valuables if you don’t take precautions to prevent such access. Greedy caregivers strike quickly and one of their schemes […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Kickbacks For Use of Surgical Devices Whistleblowers Rewarded For Blowing Whistle Kickbacks for medical referrals or the use of medical devices violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and, when the government is paying for the services, the False Claims Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b; 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Interest Rates On Fixed Annuities Plummeting  Do Not Be Rushed Into A Fixed Annuity Insurance agents are using the big Dow drop to push the “safety” of fixed annuities just as carriers slash interest rates on those products. It’s a no-win for consumers. Our lawyers recommend avoiding annuities […]