May 17, 2016
SEC rewards whistleblowers who significantly help with ongoing investigations
The Securities and Exchange Commission has shown in two whistleblower awards this year that it will reward individuals who provide significant assistance in existing cases, not just to whistleblowers whose...
May 10, 2016
Hedge fund plays an unusual role in CFTC whistleblower spoofing case
It’s not strange to see a hedge fund involved in a whistleblower lawsuit. But usually it isn’t on the side of the whistleblower. That, however, is the situation with Citadel, a $24 billion hedge fund....
May 03, 2016
Customs fraud whistleblower lawsuit results in $15M settlement by furniture retailer
A furniture retailer agreed to pay $15 million to the federal government to settle charges that it had allegedly engaged in customs fraud and violated the False Claims Act by misclassifying wooden bedroom...
Posted In Whistleblower Law Insights
April 29, 2016
Passing the Defend Trade Secrets Act is a huge win for whistleblowers
With the House’s landslide 410-2 vote on Wednesday, both chambers of Congress have now passed a bill that contains vital new legal protections for whistleblowers. Suing a whistleblower for “stealing”...
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April 28, 2016
Tax whistleblower protection provisions in Senate bill could be boon for IRS program
UPDATE: The Taxpayer Protection Act of 2016 was enacted and includes anti-retaliation protection for tax whistleblowers and requirements for improved communication between the IRS and whistleblowers. April...
Posted In Resources
April 25, 2016
Alabama False Claims Act would encourage whistleblowers to expose Medicaid fraud
A bill in the Alabama Senate that would give whistleblowers the ability to sue companies for alleged Medicaid fraud just got an important new ally. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange made a strong...
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April 19, 2016
Whistleblower attorneys say Supreme Court decision in Universal Health case could have significant impact
A whistleblower case the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear today – Universal Health Services Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar – could have a far-reaching impact on healthcare fraud enforcement...
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April 14, 2016
Whistleblower lawyers give insight to medical coding professionals about Medicare fraud and False Claims Act cases
The whistleblower case that resulted in more than 500 hospitals in 43 states settling charges alleging they performed medically unnecessary cardiac procedures was the focus of a conference panel discussion...
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April 12, 2016
Panama Papers show more whistleblower laws are needed around the world
The release of the so-called Panama Papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, based on 2.6 terabytes of data provided by an anonymous whistleblower, has revealed some of the...
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April 07, 2016
CFTC spoofing enforcement is picking up
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) levied a $2.69 million fine this week on two traders from the United Arab Emirates for “spoofing” the gold and silver futures markets. The two traders,...