Whistleblower Law Insights

Although both the United States and the United Kingdom are cracking down on corporate fraud and corruption, the U.K.’s Bribery Act of 2010 may be a game-changer. The Bribery Act, which is broader in...

Bart Chilton, Commodities Futures Trading Commissioner, says that the success of the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act should inform CFTC whistleblower proposals. Chilton admits that whistleblower...

The unfounded fear that whistleblower programs hurt internal compliance and disclosure programs now is being raised in Canada following an announcement by the Ontario Securities Commission that it is considering...

Under the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act states were given a financial incentive to enact false claims acts that targeted Medicaid fraud. If a state false claims act meets certain requirements, the state is...

Two companies have paid over $16.5 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that they systematically overcharged the US government for desktop telephone services. Avaya Inc. paid over $13 million to...

Forest Pharmaceuticals has been ordered to pay a criminal fine of $150 million and forfeit assets of $14 million, resulting from their guilty plea last year. In November of 2010, the drug company admitted...

The Government Accountability Office has released its list of government agencies at the highest risk for fraud and other costly abuses. While some agencies have been removed from the list due to improvements,...

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), has announced his intention to focus on fraud enforcement in a hearing that will be held on January 26. The hearing, entitled “Protecting...

In an unfolding whistleblower case, the federal government has accused New York City of overbilling Medicaid by “at least tens of millions of dollars.” The complaint alleges excessive and improper...

Fastenal Company, a national hardware distributor, has agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle allegations that it violated terms related to a contract with the US General Services Administration (GSA)....