November 17, 2010
British traders and investment bankers to have cell phones recorded
Effective next November, investment bankers and traders in Britain will have their cell phone conversations recorded by their employers, in a move by the Financial Services Authority to prevent and prosecute...
November 10, 2010
Goldman managing director fired for internal violations
If all companies took such decisive action as Goldman Sachs did when it fired a top official for violating internal policies and procedures, they would have less to fear from whistleblowers. The Financial...
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November 09, 2010
SEC fund for whistleblowers totals over $450 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission has established a fund of over $450 million to pay whistleblowers whose information leads to the successful penalization or conviction of companies or individuals...
November 09, 2010
Freight forwarding and oil service companies settle FCPA allegations for $236 million
Five oil and gas service companies and subsidiaries and a global freight forwarding company have agreed to settlement penalties totaling $236 million. These payments will resolve alleged violations of...
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November 08, 2010
International Traffic in Arms Regulation whistleblower suit settles
The first False Claims Act suit alleging violations of the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) has settled for $1 million. The FCA whistleblower suit alleged that Rocky Mountain Instrument...
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November 06, 2010
Record recovery in Iraq/Afghanistan reconstruction fraud
Louis Berger Group Inc., a New Jersey engineering consulting firm, will pay $69.3 million to resolve criminal and civil probes related to overbilling for reconstruction contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
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November 05, 2010
Commodities regulator poised to get tougher
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been dismissed as a lackadaisical regulator in the past, but it’s getting more aggressive. Although the CFTC is smaller than the Securities &...
October 27, 2010
Medicare claims database remains potential treasure trove for fraud investigators
Although the Medicare claims database is currently regarded as a “gold mine” for medical fraud investigators, most of the data remains unavailable to the public. The database contains electronic records...
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October 25, 2010
Health care providers must report and return overpayments, NY Medicaid IG says
Reporting and returning overpayments from government health care programs will be the most important Medicaid program integrity issue in 2011, according to New York State Medicaid Inspector General Jim...
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October 20, 2010
Kentucky hires independent watchdog to prevent and recoup Medicaid abuse
The state of Kentucky has entered into a 3-year contract with Ingenix, a company that will use algorithms and other mathematical formulas to detect fraud and abuse in medical claims from Kentucky Medicaid...
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