September 19, 2018
“Madoff tipster has some big concerns about SEC’s whistleblower proposal”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Sean McKessy is quoted in a The National Law Journal article about the SEC’s proposed changes to its whistleblower program. The article frames the changes...
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“Needed or outdated? Trump officials and Congress eye healthcare fraud and abuse rules”
In an article published in The Washington Examiner, Phillips & Cohen attorney Claire Sylvia commented on potential changes to regulations intended to prevent kickbacks and conflicts of interest in...
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September 11, 2018
“IRS could still do more for its whistleblower program, tax attorneys say”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Edward Arens is quoted in an article published in MLex’s Tax Watch, explaining why the SEC whistleblower program is more effective than the IRS whistleblower...
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September 10, 2018
“How lawyers would advise the anonymous NYT op-ed writer (and the White House)”
Phillips & Cohen attorney Claire Sylvia was quoted in a The National Law Journal article published in response to the The New York Times‘ blockbuster op-ed written by an anonymous senior official...
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August 28, 2018
“CFTC whistleblower program gains momentum with awards totaling $75 million”
In an article for Forbes.com, Phillips & Cohen attorney Erika Kelton argues that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s and the Securities Exchange Commission’s whistleblower reward...
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August 21, 2018
“South Carolina becomes a leader in federal health care fraud cases, with millions at stake”
In The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), Phillips & Cohen attorney Peter Chatfield discusses qui tam lawsuits and a client’s whistleblower case alleging kickbacks by several blood-testing laboratories...
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August 17, 2018
Whistleblower cases brought by Phillips & Cohen featured on CBS “Whistleblower” TV Series
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 17, 2018 — “Whistleblower,” the new TV series on CBS, will devote an entire hour-long show tonight to two whistleblower cases brought by dedicated and heroic individuals...
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August 03, 2018
Puerto Rico’s new false claims law is good news for whistleblowers and taxpayers
Puerto Rico has implemented a false claims law that encourages whistleblowers who know of fraud against any Puerto Rican government program, including Medicaid, to step forward by offering them financial...
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August 02, 2018
Fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings – SEC tries a new tactic to educate investors
Fraud in the cryptocurrency market is an increasing concern of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the SEC is taking steps to both educate investors and go after those committing the fraud....
July 27, 2018
“South Carolina doctor risked it all to blow the whistle on a national Medicare fraud”
Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorney Peter Chatfield provides his perspective on a qui tam lawsuit he brought on behalf of Dr. Michael Mayes in a feature story about the case in The State, a Columbia,...
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