May 08, 2020
Whistleblower protection important to stop bribery and corruption in pandemic response, OECD says
Whistleblowers should be protected for playing a vital role in exposing bribery that threatens the international response to the coronavirus pandemic, says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
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May 05, 2020
SEC tackles Covid-19 securities fraud
As quickly as Covid-19-related investment scams are popping up, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to stop them. Whistleblowers can play an important role working with the SEC to stop...
April 03, 2020
Another appellate court rules in whistleblower’s favor in important medical necessity decision
A healthcare provider’s false representation that treatment is medically necessary can be the basis for a False Claims Act case, even though it involves subjective judgment, the Ninth Circuit Court of...
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April 02, 2020
SEC whistleblowers get awards for help with ongoing investigations
Two of the most recent Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower awards have gone to whistleblowers who contributed significantly to ongoing investigations. Unlike some whistleblower programs, the...
March 13, 2020
CFPB whistleblower reward program proposed
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is asking Congress to create a whistleblower program that would offer rewards and confidentiality for whistleblowers who report violations of federal consumer finance...
March 05, 2020
California considers tax whistleblower program
In an effort to empower whistleblowers to pursue tax fraud and help California bridge its “tax gap” of unpaid taxes, California state officials are moving to incorporate tax fraud into the state’s...
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January 31, 2020
Practice Fusion’s $145M settlement heralds more EHR kickbacks and fraud cases to come
Practice Fusion’s $145 million settlement with the Department of Justice this week signals that the government is continuing to scrutinize improper and illegal practices in the electronic health records...
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January 24, 2020
CFTC seeks whistleblowers to report spoofing
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking whistleblowers to help them stop spoofing in the commodities and derivatives markets. Spoofing is a crime that can be hard to detect without the help...
January 10, 2020
False Claims Act cases recover over $3B for US government in FY 2019
Whistleblowers continue to deliver the federal government’s most significant wins against fraud, with “qui tam” cases responsible for most of the $3.05 billion the government recovered from fraud-related...
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December 12, 2019
Pharma donations to patient assistance foundations – latest kickback cases
Kickbacks by the pharmaceutical industry come in many forms. One of the latest twists in pharma kickbacks involves patient assistance foundations conspiring with drug manufacturers to increase manufacturers’...
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