August 27, 2025
Carbon Offset Fraud: What is it and How Can Whistleblowers Report It?
Last month, the Washington Post released the findings of its six-month investigation into rainforest carbon offset projects located in the Brazilian Amazon. The Post concluded that more than half of these...
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August 25, 2025
Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 12 Phillips & Cohen Attorneys in 2026 List
Washington, DC, August 25, 2025 – Twelve Phillips & Cohen attorneys have been selected for Best Lawyers in America®’s 2026 edition for their work representing whistleblowers. The attorneys include Mary...
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August 01, 2025
Recent Settlement of Whistleblower’s Case Against Lab Underscores that Kickbacks Remain a Top Enforcement Priority
Last week, the U.S. and the states of Colorado, Georgia, and South Carolina obtained a settlement of $27.5 million from Kevin Murdock, the former CEO and owner of the now-defunct laboratory Premier Medical,...

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“DOJ and the United States Postal Service announce new antitrust whistleblower awards program”
Phillips & Cohen partner Edward Arens writes in Westlaw Today about a new federal program to reward whistleblowers who provide information on antitrust crimes such as bid-rigging and price-fixing....
July 22, 2025
DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Texas Distributor in Neurostimulator Fraud Scheme
DOJ Joins Medicare Fraud Case Involving Emerging Solutions Washington, DC, July 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Notice of Intervention in Federal Court in the Northern District...

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DOJ and the United States Postal Service Announce New Antitrust Whistleblower Awards Program
New Antitrust Whistleblower Program Targets Market Manipulation Whistleblowers can be rewarded for reporting antitrust crimes and related offenses under a new Whistleblower Rewards Program created by a...

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July 14, 2025
Panel Declares the Ninth Circuit Open for Business for Customs‑Related FCA Whistleblower Cases
Two years ago, a Ninth Circuit panel surprised the government, trade experts, and whistleblower specialists by questioning whether federal district courts had jurisdiction to hear whistleblower-filed cases...

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July 11, 2025
New Government False Claims Act Working Group Highlights Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Priorities
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new False Claims Act Working Group to spur collaboration between the agencies in their use of...
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July 03, 2025
DOJ Healthcare Fraud Takedown Highlights the Increasing Role of Technology in Both Combating and Perpetrating Fraud
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges involving over $14.6 billion in intended losses that were brought as a result of DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. ...

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7 Benefits of Hiring a Whistleblower Attorney
Whistleblowers play an important role in exposing fraud against the government, safeguarding public funds, and holding wrongdoers accountable. Numerous government whistleblower programs allow individuals...

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