August 14, 2010
Student lender agrees to pay $55 million settlement in whistleblower case
Student lender Netlet said today that it has agreed to pay a $55 million settlement, resulting from a whistleblower case that was set to begin trial on Tuesday, but was delayed by the judge so as to facilitate...
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July 29, 2010
Illinois whistleblowers to receive improved protection, reward
The Illinois False Claims Act has been strengthened by a bill passed today that will provide increased protection and reward for whistleblowers, as well improve the State’s ability to recover the high...
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June 01, 2010
EMC Corp. settles False Claims Act suit
EMC Corp., a maker of data storage machines, has agreed to pay the federal government $87.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-kickback Act. The suit alleged...
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April 27, 2010
AstraZeneca will pay $520 million in off-label marketing settlement
The U.S. Dept. of Justice announced that pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will pay $520 million to settle allegations of off-label marketing. Charges that the company illegally marketed the anti-psychotic...
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April 26, 2010
HHS OIG adds state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit information
The Inspector General for the Dept. of Health and Human Services has created a page on its website that collects information about state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs). State MFCUs investigate and...
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Former whistleblower special counsel will plead guilty to withholding evidence
The Washington Post reports that Scott J. Bloch, the Bush-era director of a federal office in charge of protecting government whistleblowers from unfair treatment, will plead guilty to withholding information...
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April 19, 2010
NY AG says Medicaid fraud unit recovered $283 million in 2009
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced that the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) recovered more that $283 million in 2009. The unit also obtained 148 criminal convictions related...
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April 13, 2010
Maryland Governor signs False Claims Act
Governor Martin O’Malley has signed the Maryland False Health Claims Act, introduced as Senate Bill 279. The Governor’s press release says that the new legislation will allow Maryland to recover...
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April 06, 2010
SEC Inspector General recommends improvements to its whistleblower program
The Securities & Exchange Commission has had a bounty program for whistleblowers in place since 1989, but has made only five payments for a total of $159,537. A report from the SEC’s Inspector...
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March 25, 2010
Judge orders Fresenius to pay $19.3 million in qui tam suit
A federal judge in Nashville has found that Fresenius, the parent company of Renal Care Group, violated the False Claims Act, the Nashville Business Journal and the Tennessean reported. The judge ordered...
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