March 13, 2024
“Feds Accuse Martin’s Point of Defrauding Military Health Plan”
Phillips & Cohen partner Jeffrey Dickstein was quoted in the Portland Press Herald about Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit against six healthcare providers that the Department of Justice...
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“New DOJ Whistleblower Rewards Policy Has Lawyers Gearing Up”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton talked to Bloomberg Law’s Ben Penn about the Department of Justice’s new pilot whistleblower awards program and the possibility Foreign Corrupt Practices...
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DOJ to Launch Whistleblower Pilot Program
Introduction to DOJ’s New Whistleblower Pilot Program The Department of Justice will begin a new whistleblower pilot program, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced during a speech at the...
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Government Joins Whistleblower Case Alleging Six Health Systems and Medical Centers Defrauded the Department of Defense
DOJ Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Major Health Systems Washington, DC—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today joined a newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit filed by Phillips & Cohen LLP...
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March 12, 2024
“Planned Parenthood Appeal Poses Immunity Risks for Companies”
Phillips & Cohen partner Steve Hasegawa spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Planned Parenthood whistleblower Medicaid fraud lawsuit. The Fifth Circuit could “thread a needle” and determine that...
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March 07, 2024
DOJ Needs to Provide Minimum Whistleblower Award
Statement of Erika Kelton, an international whistleblower attorney and partner with Phillip & Cohen: “Today’s expected announcement that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will further incentivize...
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March 06, 2024
DOJ Highlights Five Phillips & Cohen Cases in Year-End Report
Unprecedented Success in False Claims Act Recoveries in 2023 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently touted that the agency’s settlements and judgments exceeded $2.68 billion under the False Claims...
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February 23, 2024
“GCs Urged to Act Before Employees Become Whistleblowers”
Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy talked to Legal Dive about the Supreme Court’s decision in Murray v. UBS. According to McKessy, there would have been no protection at all for whistleblowers...
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February 16, 2024
SEC and DOJ Charge Individuals in $1.9 Billion Cryptocurrency Fraud
Unveiling the HyperFund Scheme: DOJ’s Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Fraud In January, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against two people and the guilty plea of a third person...
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February 06, 2024
“FinCEN Pressured to Implement Anti-Money-Laundering, Sanctions Whistleblower Program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Erika Kelton talked to The Wall Street Journal about FinCEN’s anti-money laundering whistleblower program and the agency’s lack of enforcement resources. “FinCEN’s...
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