Year: 2011

WASHINGTON, DC – The article, “The False Claims Act: A Weapon Often Overlooked,” says other points to consider are the amount of experience with qui tam whistleblower cases and whether...

Harvey Pitt — who was Securities & Exchange Commission chair during a time when the SEC let Wall Street run wild, leading to the financial mess the U.S. is in, and who has spent most of career...

The reports of wrongdoing by financial firms in the past few years have many people wondering why there haven’t been more prosecutions. According to New York Times reporters Gretchen Morgenson and...

A new report from KPMG, Who is the Typical Fraudster?, analyzes trends in corporate fraud around the globe. Drawing on investigations conducted in 69 countries, the majority of them unpublicized, it provides...

NEW YORK CITY, NY – New York has the strongest whistleblower law in the country and is eager to put it to use to fight fraud against the government and financial fraud, said New York Attorney General...

The final rules for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower reward program contain provisions that will protect and encourage those who report fraud. Erika Kelton of Phillips and Cohen...

The Securities and Exchange Commission took a big step today to establish a strong whistleblower program by endorsing final rules for the SEC whistleblower program that would reward – but not require...

WASHINGTON, DC – Below are statements from Erika A. Kelton partners with Phillips & Cohen LLP, regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission vote today on final rules for the whistleblower...

California Attorney General Kamala Harris has vowed to use the state’s False Claims Act to go after mortgage fraud scammers. The new Mortgage Fraud Strike Force will have three teams. The corporate...

The U.S. State Department’s settlement with BAE Systems PLC of the United Kingdom highlights the increasing focus on international fraud committed by multinational companies in the tax, securities, export...