June 15, 2022
SEC enforcement continues during COVID-19
The SEC shows no signs of slowing down on taking enforcement actions against COVID-related fraud by public companies. On March 31, 2022, the SEC reached a settlement with healthcare software company SCWorx,...
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June 08, 2022
SEC secures $1.5M penalty from BNY Mellon investment adviser over environmental, social, and governance allegations
In May, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged BNY Mellon Investment Adviser (“BNY Mellon”) with misrepresenting that certain mutual fund investments had undergone Environmental, Social, and...
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April 25, 2022
Deterring home healthcare fraud to protect vulnerable patients
The government, often with the help of whistleblowers, has had some success recently using the False Claims Act in enforcement actions against home health agencies in fraud cases. In March, a federal court...
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March 30, 2022
SEC issues proposed rule requiring disclosures on climate-change risks
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a landmark rule that would require public companies to disclose information about climate-related material risks likely to impact their businesses...
January 26, 2022
Cybersecurity is a top SEC concern – whistleblowers can help
Because some companies fail to disclose cybersecurity incidents as required or violate other Securities and Exchange Commission cybersecurity-related rules, whistleblowers with information about disclosure...
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January 24, 2022
‘The Hard Sell’ author discusses Insys whistleblowers, fetanyl case
“The Hard Sell – Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup,” a new, critically acclaimed book by Evan Hughes, tells the story of the rise of pharma company Insys through illegal kickbacks to doctors...
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December 08, 2021
SEC whistleblower program has a blockbuster year
The US Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program had a record-breaking year in a number of ways, according to the SEC’s recently released 2021 Annual Report to Congress on the whistleblower...
November 30, 2021
Whistleblower case against compounding drug wholesaler gets boost from DOJ
The Department of Justice’s decision to join a whistleblower case against a Houston company that sells drug ingredients to compounding pharmacies is the latest government enforcement effort to crack...
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October 26, 2021
Cybersecurity, government contracts and whistleblowers
The government has ramped up its enforcement of cybersecurity standards that are required of government contractors with the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative – and whistleblowers are likely...
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October 22, 2021
Biggest whistleblower payout ever: $200M by the CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a $200 million whistleblower award this week that is the largest whistleblower payout ever by the CFTC under its Dodd-Frank whistleblower program and is...
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