March 20, 2026
“Fincen’s failure to write whistleblower rules damages its mission”
Phillips & Cohen partner Emily Stabile writes in American Banker’s BankThink about how “FinCEN’s whistleblower program stands to be a rich source of intelligence for the U.S. government,...
March 19, 2026
FinCEN Assesses Largest Penalty Ever Against a Broker Dealer for Bank Secrecy Act Violations
This month, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed an $80 million penalty against Canaccord Genuity LLC for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy...
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March 11, 2026
Aetna Settles for $11.5 Million False Claims Act Case Alleging Submission of Invalid Diagnosis Codes to Inflate Government’s Medicare Advantage Payments
Washington, D.C., March 11, 2026– Aetna, a healthcare insurance company that contracts with Medicare to provide Medicare Part C Advantage Plans, agreed to pay $11.5 million to the federal government...
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February 25, 2026
SEC Office of the Whistleblower Awards Over $60 Million to Whistleblowers in FY25
The newly-released 2025 Annual Report to Congress from the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower (SEC OWB) reveals that the agency granted awards in 31 Covered Actions and...
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February 23, 2026
CFTC’s Whistleblower Program has Collected over $3.2 Billion since 2014
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued its annual report to Congress on its whistleblower program, announcing that enforcement actions associated with the program have resulted...
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February 17, 2026
SEC Whistleblower Program Annual Report for FY 2025 Shows “Reason for Cautious Optimism” in 2026 and Beyond
Washington, DC, February 17, 2026— The US Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower released the annual report to Congress as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
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February 10, 2026
Barn Rentals, Related Entities Agree to Pay $3.9 Million to Settle a NY False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit
New York, February 10, 2026—Able Rentals Inc., Abarn Equipment Corp., and company owners Myron Schulman and Martin Schulman have agreed to pay over $3.9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed...
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February 03, 2026
DOJ and USPS Announce First Award Under New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program
Just six months after the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced its partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to create a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, DOJ announced its...
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January 28, 2026
Whistleblowers Help Government Recover Over $ 5.3 Billion from False Claims Act Lawsuits in FY2025
This month, the Department of Justice announced that in fiscal year 2025 the government recovered over $6.8 billion from settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA). This is the highest...
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January 23, 2026
Six Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2026
Washington, DC, January 23, 2026— Lawdragon has named six Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Chatfield, Stephen Hasegawa, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, Sean McKessy, and Claire Sylvia—to...
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